The Fair Share Report

159 Ely Ave

Old Bridge, NJ 08879

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

≈ $438,529

Likely range $423,385 – $487,748, from 12 comparable Old Bridge sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 1,420 sq ft.

Step 2 · The Director's Ratio

28.33%

The state's official measure of how far Old Bridge assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $438,529 home should be assessed near $124,235.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$128,500

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $4,265 above what the ratio math suggests (3.4%).

Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Old Bridge home

$6.094 per $100 assessed

$3.800 Schools · 62% $1.156 County · 19% $1.138 Town · 19%

Step 5 · The bill

$8,093/yr
Public schools$5,046
Middlesex County$1,535
Town of Old Bridge$1,511
Old Bridge average$9,590

This home vs. every recent Old Bridge sale · assessed ÷ market

Town median 24.8%
This home · 29.3%

16%38%

Paying about right

This home's ratio lands inside Old Bridge'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
155 PENN CT2026-04$485,0001,41223.1%
76 LETTS CT2025-11$406,0001,41228.8%
167 PENN CT2025-09$360,0001,41231.1%
182 HEYWOOD CT2025-05$435,0001,41226.6%
39 LAURIE CT2025-03$405,0001,41227.7%
49 LAURIE CT2025-02$421,0001,41226.6%
159 PENN CT2025-01$432,0001,41225.9%
51 MALIBU CT2026-05$429,0001,38027.6%
179 HIDDEN CT2025-07$600,0001,42521.9%
806 DARLINGTON DR2025-09$460,0001,41620.5%
801 DARLINGTON DR2025-09$490,0001,41619.8%
835 DARLINGTON DR2025-08$470,0001,41620.1%

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