The Fair Share Report
14 Memory Ln
Sparta, NJ 07871
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 $542,144 – $666,286, from 12 comparable Sparta 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 Sparta assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $587,943 home should be assessed near $351,708.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $46,008 below what the ratio math suggests (13.1%).
Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Sparta home
$2.362 Schools · 64% $0.624 County · 17% $0.681 Town · 19%
Step 5 · The bill
This home vs. every recent Sparta sale · assessed ÷ market
39%74%
Paying about right
This home's ratio lands inside Sparta'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 243 ANDOVER RD | 2025-09 | $490,000 | 1,638 | 54.2% |
| 22 HAYWARD RD | 2025-06 | $700,000 | 1,651 | 45.2% |
| 701 WEST MOUNTAIN RD | 2025-01 | $620,000 | 1,812 | 57.0% |
| 217 GREEN RD | 2025-09 | $685,000 | 1,920 | 44.4% |
| 68 FOX HOLLOW RD | 2025-12 | $760,000 | 2,372 | 51.2% |
| 135 ALPINE TRL | 2025-10 | $780,000 | 2,039 | 55.8% |
| 100 HILLTOP TRL | 2025-07 | $751,000 | 1,709 | 34.4% |
| 33 PINKNEYVILLE RD | 2026-06 | $645,500 | 1,916 | 45.6% |
| 55 FOX TRAIL RD | 2025-12 | $603,000 | 1,896 | 45.9% |
| 722 HOUSES CORNER RD | 2025-09 | $660,000 | 2,296 | 50.9% |
| 11 VALLEY RD | 2025-06 | $779,400 | 2,451 | 48.5% |
| 9 GREEN APPLE CT | 2025-09 | $558,000 | 1,784 | 53.1% |
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