The Fair Share Report
159 Shepherd Ave
Middlesex, NJ 08846
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 $452,958 – $636,442, from 12 comparable Middlesex 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 Middlesex assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $601,878 home should be assessed near $586,951.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $56,251 below what the ratio math suggests (9.6%).
Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Middlesex home
$1.137 Schools · 54% $0.340 County · 16% $0.643 Town · 30%
This home's own bill implies $1.963 per $100 — below the general rate, usually a deduction on the bill (senior, veteran, disabled).
Step 5 · The bill
This home vs. every recent Middlesex sale · assessed ÷ market
77%123%
Paying about right
This home's ratio lands inside Middlesex'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 115 STOUT AVE | 2025-02 | $576,900 | 1,540 | 91.0% |
| 1117 HAZELWOOD AVE | 2025-06 | $540,000 | 1,606 | 92.8% |
| 284 HARRIS AVE | 2025-01 | $555,000 | 1,704 | 102.3% |
| 119 VOGEL PL | 2026-05 | $770,000 | 1,908 | 77.1% |
| 313 F ST | 2025-05 | $700,000 | 1,920 | 85.9% |
| 316 SENECA AVE | 2025-01 | $399,000 | 1,675 | 144.1% |
| 301 BEECHWOOD AVE | 2025-03 | $575,000 | 1,242 | 93.9% |
| 531 CHESTNUT ST | 2026-03 | $540,000 | 1,512 | 108.7% |
| 112 COLEMAN ST | 2025-03 | $515,000 | 1,994 | 100.0% |
| 13 ORCHARD RD | 2025-04 | $400,000 | 1,449 | 121.3% |
| 128 HAZELWOOD AVE | 2026-05 | $715,000 | 2,132 | 83.9% |
| 440 FAIRVIEW AVE | 2025-02 | $475,000 | 1,756 | 100.1% |
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