The Fair Share Report

159 Eileen Dr

Cedar Grove, NJ 07009

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

≈ $2,975,157

Likely range $2,568,868 – $3,169,052, from 5 comparable Cedar Grove sales in the past 18 months (home size estimated from assessor data — range widened).

Step 2 · The Director's Ratio

68.20%

The state's official measure of how far Cedar Grove assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $2,975,157 home should be assessed near $2,029,057.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$2,401,700

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $372,643 above what the ratio math suggests (18.4%).

Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Cedar Grove home

$2.602 per $100 assessed

$1.547 Schools · 59% $0.473 County · 18% $0.582 Town · 22%

This home's own bill implies $1.768 per $100 — well off the general rate. That usually means the town revalued since the last bill.

Step 5 · The bill

$42,465/yr
Public schools$25,247
Essex County$7,719
Town of Cedar Grove$9,498
Cedar Grove average$12,465

This home vs. every recent Cedar Grove sale · assessed ÷ market

Town median 92.4%
This home · 80.7%

70%112%

Paying about right

This home's ratio lands inside Cedar Grove'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
7 TIFFANY COURT2025-03$1,950,0004,69690.8%
68 EILEEN DRIVE2026-04$1,675,0005,092117.2%
136 EILEEN DRIVE2025-02$1,275,0003,764100.6%
822 POMPTON AVENUE2026-02$1,350,0003,50867.4%
13 LAWRENCE WAY2026-03$1,500,0003,68787.8%

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