The Fair Share Report
13 Datchet Close
Howell, NJ 07728
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.
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Step 1 · Market value
Likely range $429,657 – $589,231, from 12 comparable Howell sales in the past 18 months (home size estimated from assessor data — range widened).
Step 2 · The Director's Ratio
The state's official measure of how far Howell assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $547,457 home should be assessed near $531,088.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $104,088 below what the ratio math suggests (19.6%).
Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Howell home
$1.121 Schools · 68% $0.218 County · 13% $0.320 Town · 19%
This home's own bill implies $1.608 per $100 — below the general rate, usually a deduction on the bill (senior, veteran, disabled).
Step 5 · The bill
This home vs. every recent Howell sale · assessed ÷ market
67%111%
Paying about right
This home's ratio lands inside Howell's normal band. The drift hasn't singled it out — no case for a tax appeal.
The evidence · comparable sales (SR1A usable-sale records)
| Address | Sold | Price | Sq ft | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 PLYMOUTH DRIVE | 2025-01 | $590,000 | 1,463 | 98.3% |
| 2 BOSTON COURT | 2026-06 | $680,000 | 1,479 | 93.3% |
| 19 VIRGINIA DRIVE | 2026-03 | $585,000 | 1,496 | 22.4% |
| 35 SLOOP SQUARE | 2026-04 | $427,000 | 1,504 | 102.7% |
| 27 LAUREL CREST DRIVE | 2025-06 | $510,000 | 1,487 | 98.8% |
| 34 PROVIDENCE LANE | 2025-05 | $565,000 | 1,426 | 100.3% |
| 50 MARC DRIVE | 2025-06 | $615,000 | 1,566 | 100.1% |
| 11 TAMARACK STREET | 2025-05 | $586,000 | 1,566 | 99.7% |
| 15 STANDISH DRIVE | 2026-06 | $537,000 | 1,528 | 105.5% |
| 68 PICKET PLACE | 2025-05 | $419,500 | 1,468 | 104.2% |
| 19 SLOOP SQUARE | 2026-02 | $480,000 | 1,570 | 93.4% |
| 302 PRINCETON DRIVE | 2025-04 | $650,000 | 1,558 | 95.9% |
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