The Fair Share Report

139 Garrison 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

≈ $180,000

Likely range $162,000 – $345,000, from 11 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 $180,000 home should be assessed near $141,120.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$65,000

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $76,120 below what the ratio math suggests (53.9%).

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

$2,067/yr
Public schools$1,025
Cumberland County$755
Town of Downe$287
Downe average$4,274

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

Town median 67.3%
This home · 36.1%

13%107%

Keep quiet and enjoy it

This home's assessment ratio sits below the Downe pack — the frozen assessment is treating it kindly. It pays less than a fresh look would charge.

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

AddressSoldPriceSq ftRatio
97 GARRISON AVE2026-03$135,00080.3%
102 GARRISON AVE2026-04$164,50074.6%
21 VASSAR AVE2026-06$162,00052.0%
212 NEW JERSEY AVE2026-03$345,00057.5%
94 DELAWARE AVE2026-02$450,00064.8%
98 DELAWARE AVE2026-05$475,00032.8%
293 COVE RD2025-06$230,00050561.4%
250 COVE RD2025-02$295,0001,260101.5%
227 NEW JERSEY AVE2025-06$175,00067.3%
256 COVE RD2025-06$290,00086497.5%
208 PENNSYLVANIA AVE2025-05$180,00082.8%

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