The Fair Share Report

141 Summit Ave

Montclair, NJ 07043

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

≈ $2,305,772

Likely range $1,973,134 – $2,745,015, from 12 comparable Montclair sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 4,217 sq ft.

Step 2 · The Director's Ratio

56.26%

The state's official measure of how far Montclair assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $2,305,772 home should be assessed near $1,297,227.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$1,199,800

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $97,427 below what the ratio math suggests (7.5%).

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

$3.516 per $100 assessed

$2.019 Schools · 57% $0.575 County · 16% $0.922 Town · 26%

This home's own bill implies $3.466 per $100 — below the general rate, usually a deduction on the bill (senior, veteran, disabled).

Step 5 · The bill

$41,587/yr
Public schools$23,881
Essex County$6,801
Town of Montclair$10,905
Montclair average$22,487

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

Town median 49.3%
This home · 52.0%

33%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)

AddressSoldPriceSq ftRatio
15 WAYSIDE PLACE2025-11$2,340,0004,16655.9%
310 HIGHLAND AVENUE2025-04$3,600,0004,35936.8%
466 PARK STREET2026-04$2,250,0004,11550.0%
129 CLAREWILL AVENUE2025-11$2,150,0004,59554.9%
91 LLOYD ROAD2025-06$2,200,0004,32348.7%
102 HIGHLAND AVENUE2025-06$2,250,0003,91755.9%
7 SO. MOUNTAIN TERRACE2025-06$2,373,9793,64746.4%
340 UP. MOUNTAIN AVENUE2025-03$2,050,0004,80362.8%
237 NO. MOUNTAIN AVENUE2025-05$1,725,0003,79459.7%
390 HIGHLAND AVENUE2025-05$2,149,0004,07449.7%
70 LLEWELLYN ROAD2025-12$1,999,9993,99661.8%
178 NO. MOUNTAIN AVENUE2025-08$3,350,0004,61448.9%

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