The Fair Share Report
159 Beech St
Kearny, NJ 07032
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 $638,372 – $821,102, from 12 comparable Kearny sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 1,849 sq ft.
Step 2 · The Director's Ratio
The state's official measure of how far Kearny assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $695,757 home should be assessed near $111,878.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $13,922 above what the ratio math suggests (12.4%).
Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Kearny home
$5.124 Schools · 47% $1.917 County · 18% $3.806 Town · 35%
Step 5 · The bill
This home vs. every recent Kearny sale · assessed ÷ market
7%25%
Paying about right
This home's ratio lands inside Kearny'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 PINE ST | 2025-07 | $760,000 | 1,780 | 11.9% |
| 21-23 ANN ST | 2025-10 | $775,000 | 1,974 | 12.7% |
| 280 HIGHLAND AVE | 2025-10 | $810,000 | 1,824 | 12.9% |
| 18-20 ARGYLE PLACE | 2025-11 | $806,000 | 1,677 | 12.7% |
| 18 SCHUYLER AVE | 2026-04 | $629,000 | 1,836 | 14.3% |
| 238-240 MIDLAND AVE | 2025-09 | $730,000 | 2,116 | 16.3% |
| 30 JEFFERSON AVE | 2025-12 | $625,000 | 1,945 | 16.7% |
| 145 HOYT ST | 2025-06 | $825,000 | 1,952 | 20.5% |
| 63 E MIDLAND AVE | 2025-08 | $890,000 | 1,960 | 16.4% |
| 841 SCHUYLER AVE | 2025-06 | $622,000 | 1,700 | 11.6% |
| 77 PAVONIA AVENUE | 2026-04 | $560,000 | 1,622 | 16.3% |
| 130A BRIGHTON AVE | 2026-06 | $853,000 | 1,860 | 15.8% |
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