The Fair Share Report

129 Scheerer Ave

Newark, NJ 07112

The town corrects for market drift once a year — but only on average. This report measures whether this house drifted with the herd or away from it.

Step 1 · Market value

≈ $533,998

Likely range $419,455 – $582,240, from 12 comparable Newark sales in the past 18 months (home size estimated from assessor data — range widened).

Step 2 · The Director's Ratio

40.69%

The state's official measure of how far Newark assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $533,998 home should be assessed near $217,284.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$140,500

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $76,784 below what the ratio math suggests (35.3%).

Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Newark home

$3.999 per $100 assessed

$1.162 Schools · 29% $0.519 County · 13% $2.318 Town · 58%

Step 5 · The bill

$5,619/yr
Public schools$1,633
Essex County$729
Town of Newark$3,257
Newark average$7,640

This home vs. every recent Newark sale · assessed ÷ market

Town median 33.7%
This home · 26.3%

18%58%

Paying about right

This home's ratio lands inside Newark's normal band. The drift hasn't singled it out — no case for a tax appeal.

The evidence · comparable sales (SR1A usable-sale records)

AddressSoldPriceSq ftRatio
601 S 18TH ST2026-03$200,00019.0%
134 LITTLETON AVE2025-10$550,0004.8%
169 WATSON AVE2025-12$610,0002,00026.3%
22 ELM ST2025-04$695,0007.2%
31 5TH ST2025-09$175,00010.6%
32 HOLLAND ST2025-06$625,0001,74031.8%
606 S 18TH ST2025-08$420,0001,93067.5%
222 CHARLTON ST2026-02$150,0001,97696.5%
597 ORANGE ST2025-09$550,0002,08027.7%
666 S 15TH ST2025-10$640,0001,81824.7%
575 BERGEN ST2025-12$660,0002,23024.0%
215 KERRIGAN BLVD2025-10$500,0002,03738.0%

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