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.
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Step 1 · Market value
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
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
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
$3.800 Schools · 62% $1.156 County · 19% $1.138 Town · 19%
Step 5 · The bill
This home vs. every recent Old Bridge sale · assessed ÷ market
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)
| Address | Sold | Price | Sq ft | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 155 PENN CT | 2026-04 | $485,000 | 1,412 | 23.1% |
| 76 LETTS CT | 2025-11 | $406,000 | 1,412 | 28.8% |
| 167 PENN CT | 2025-09 | $360,000 | 1,412 | 31.1% |
| 182 HEYWOOD CT | 2025-05 | $435,000 | 1,412 | 26.6% |
| 39 LAURIE CT | 2025-03 | $405,000 | 1,412 | 27.7% |
| 49 LAURIE CT | 2025-02 | $421,000 | 1,412 | 26.6% |
| 159 PENN CT | 2025-01 | $432,000 | 1,412 | 25.9% |
| 51 MALIBU CT | 2026-05 | $429,000 | 1,380 | 27.6% |
| 179 HIDDEN CT | 2025-07 | $600,000 | 1,425 | 21.9% |
| 806 DARLINGTON DR | 2025-09 | $460,000 | 1,416 | 20.5% |
| 801 DARLINGTON DR | 2025-09 | $490,000 | 1,416 | 19.8% |
| 835 DARLINGTON DR | 2025-08 | $470,000 | 1,416 | 20.1% |
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