The Fair Share Report

133 Newport Ave

Downe, NJ 08321

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

≈ $256,000

Likely range $162,000 – $273,000, from 5 comparable Downe sales in the past 18 months.

Step 2 · The Director's Ratio

78.40%

The state's official measure of how far Downe assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $256,000 home should be assessed near $200,704.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$253,700

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $52,996 above what the ratio math suggests (26.4%).

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

$2.931 per $100 assessed

$1.454 Schools · 50% $1.070 County · 37% $0.407 Town · 14%

Step 5 · The bill

$8,068/yr
Public schools$4,002
Cumberland County$2,945
Town of Downe$1,120
Downe average$4,274

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

Town median 67.3%
This home · 99.1%

31%162%

Looks meaningfully over-assessed

Even at the generous end of the range, this home's ratio clears the Chapter 123 appeal line (90.16%) — roughly $1,553/yr at stake. NJ appeals are generally due April 1.

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

AddressSoldPriceSq ftRatio
21 VASSAR AVE2026-06$162,00052.0%
184 LANDING RD2025-12$256,00053.4%
18 VASSAR AVE2026-02$273,00050.8%
234 MAIN ST2025-09$265,00045.1%
227 NEW JERSEY AVE2025-06$175,00067.3%

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