The Fair Share Report
136 Forest St
Montclair, NJ 07042
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 $870,005 – $1,496,458, from 12 comparable Montclair sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 1,930 sq ft.
Step 2 · The Director's Ratio
The state's official measure of how far Montclair assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $945,984 home should be assessed near $532,211.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $135,911 below what the ratio math suggests (25.5%).
Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Montclair home
$2.019 Schools · 57% $0.575 County · 16% $0.922 Town · 26%
Step 5 · The bill
This home vs. every recent Montclair sale · assessed ÷ market
21%70%
Paying about right
This home's ratio lands inside Montclair'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 FOREST STREET | 2025-06 | $999,900 | 2,040 | 38.6% |
| 197 INWOOD AVENUE | 2025-05 | $1,600,357 | 2,064 | 50.0% |
| 63 GREENWOOD AVENUE | 2026-01 | $840,000 | 1,845 | 39.9% |
| 41 FOREST STREET | 2025-06 | $899,200 | 1,938 | 40.3% |
| 81 NO. FULLERTON AVENUE | 2025-12 | $840,000 | 2,193 | 49.1% |
| 570 UP. MOUNTAIN AVE #1 | 2025-06 | $925,000 | 2,052 | 58.9% |
| 47 NORTHVIEW AVENUE | 2026-04 | $1,825,000 | 2,023 | 37.5% |
| 16 NEW STREET | 2025-08 | $715,000 | 1,780 | 52.6% |
| 11 VINCENT PLACE | 2025-03 | $1,177,000 | 2,117 | 41.6% |
| 71 OAKWOOD AVENUE | 2025-06 | $1,800,000 | 2,144 | 37.3% |
| 74 PORTER PLACE | 2026-06 | $1,485,000 | 1,678 | 39.9% |
| 74 PORTER PLACE | 2025-11 | $1,375,000 | 1,678 | 43.1% |
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