The Fair Share Report
136 Reading Ave
Upper, NJ 08270
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 $287,521 – $461,868, from 12 comparable Upper 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 Upper assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $440,190 home should be assessed near $249,368.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $66,168 below what the ratio math suggests (26.5%).
Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Upper home
$1.649 Schools · 72% $0.331 County · 14% $0.323 Town · 14%
Step 5 · The bill
This home vs. every recent Upper sale · assessed ÷ market
34%79%
Paying about right
This home's ratio lands inside Upper'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 READING AVE | 2025-05 | $305,000 | 1,728 | 57.8% |
| 2090 RT 50 | 2025-10 | $270,000 | 1,744 | 69.2% |
| 147 READING AVE | 2025-03 | $308,000 | 1,608 | 67.6% |
| 10 MEADOWLARK RD | 2026-05 | $469,000 | 1,856 | 49.4% |
| 1081 RT 50 | 2025-12 | $482,500 | 1,768 | 48.1% |
| 58 RT 50 | 2025-01 | $425,000 | 1,680 | 54.8% |
| 1611 RT 50 | 2025-10 | $200,000 | 1,579 | 62.6% |
| 8 SHEILA AVE | 2025-10 | $410,000 | 1,684 | 56.3% |
| 727 RT 50 | 2025-06 | $470,000 | 2,039 | 53.0% |
| 288 RT 49 | 2025-01 | $230,000 | 1,632 | 98.4% |
| 1731 RT US 9 SO #95 | 2025-01 | $515,000 | 1,848 | 54.0% |
| 6 LEXINGTON CT | 2025-07 | $500,000 | 1,862 | 57.2% |
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