The Fair Share Report

14 Rustic Rd

Vernon, NJ 07422

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

≈ $235,829

Likely range $206,952 – $300,000, from 12 comparable Vernon sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 720 sq ft.

Step 2 · The Director's Ratio

91.94%

The state's official measure of how far Vernon assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $235,829 home should be assessed near $216,821.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$263,100

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $46,279 above what the ratio math suggests (21.3%).

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

$2.345 per $100 assessed

$1.368 Schools · 58% $0.438 County · 19% $0.539 Town · 23%

Step 5 · The bill

$6,170/yr
Public schools$3,599
Sussex County$1,152
Town of Vernon$1,418
Vernon average$7,539

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

Town median 85.5%
This home · 111.6%

68%133%

Paying about right

This home's ratio lands inside Vernon's normal band. The drift hasn't singled it out — no case for a tax appeal.

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

AddressSoldPriceSq ftRatio
218 WAWAYANDA ROAD2025-07$285,00076085.5%
516 UPPER HIGHLAND LK DR2026-05$310,00072884.7%
9 JOAN LN2025-01$345,00082883.4%
337 E LAKESHORE DR2025-12$600,00079169.9%
2217 LAKESIDE DR W2025-05$315,00070082.1%
20 GLENWOOD LN2026-06$339,00085068.9%
238 POHATCONG ROAD2025-01$287,50073591.1%
2 JACKSON HOLE UNIT 82025-09$200,00069177.7%
3 DEER VALLEY LN UNIT 82026-05$185,000734106.5%
1 SUNDANCE CT UNIT 12026-06$165,000748118.7%
3 BEAVER CREEK DR UNIT 12026-05$215,00074892.4%
1 SUNDANCE CT UNIT 72026-01$220,00074890.7%

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