The Fair Share Report
159 Central Ave
Madison, NJ 07940
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 $1,056,334 – $1,379,119, from 12 comparable Madison 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 Madison assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $1,258,603 home should be assessed near $757,931.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $211,231 below what the ratio math suggests (27.9%).
Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Madison home
$1.423 Schools · 63% $0.350 County · 16% $0.481 Town · 21%
Step 5 · The bill
This home vs. every recent Madison sale · assessed ÷ market
34%77%
Paying about right
This home's ratio lands inside Madison'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 150 LOANTAKA WAY | 2025-07 | $1,085,000 | 1,937 | 54.9% |
| 18 HILLCREST RD | 2026-01 | $1,375,000 | 1,856 | 56.8% |
| 53 HIGHLAND AVE | 2026-01 | $875,000 | 1,876 | 59.2% |
| 6 VALLEY RD | 2025-04 | $1,225,000 | 1,864 | 49.9% |
| 108 GREENWOOD AVE | 2026-05 | $1,250,000 | 1,853 | 40.9% |
| 150 CENTRAL AVE | 2025-09 | $1,050,000 | 2,100 | 56.6% |
| 152 CENTRAL AVE | 2025-10 | $1,350,000 | 1,936 | 44.1% |
| 20 LOANTAKA WAY | 2025-04 | $1,450,000 | 2,282 | 46.3% |
| 56 KNOLLWOOD AVE | 2026-06 | $1,450,000 | 2,062 | 42.1% |
| 8 ANTHONY DR | 2025-12 | $1,100,000 | 1,876 | 48.1% |
| 24 LOANTAKA WAY | 2026-03 | $1,650,000 | 2,319 | 38.7% |
| 175 GREEN VILLAGE RD | 2026-03 | $1,310,000 | 2,325 | 53.3% |
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