The Fair Share Report

159 Springbrook Tr

Sparta, NJ 07871

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

≈ $335,127

Likely range $312,000 – $400,000, from 12 comparable Sparta sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 768 sq ft.

Step 2 · The Director's Ratio

59.82%

The state's official measure of how far Sparta assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $335,127 home should be assessed near $200,473.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$187,800

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $12,673 below what the ratio math suggests (6.3%).

Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Sparta home

$3.667 per $100 assessed

$2.362 Schools · 64% $0.624 County · 17% $0.681 Town · 19%

Step 5 · The bill

$6,889/yr
Public schools$4,437
Sussex County$1,172
Town of Sparta$1,279
Sparta average$13,693

This home vs. every recent Sparta sale · assessed ÷ market

Town median 52.4%
This home · 56.0%

39%74%

Paying about right

This home's ratio lands inside Sparta'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
21 OAK TREE LN2025-02$360,00082540.4%
121 HILLSIDE RD2025-02$360,00085054.9%
112 HILLTOP TRL2025-02$325,00080056.9%
44 HILLSIDE RD2025-07$488,00051.1%
29 BEECH RD2025-07$347,00086441.6%
249 WEST SHORE TRL2025-09$450,00084547.2%
123 HILLTOP TRL2025-02$425,00081042.7%
285 HOUSES CORNER RD2025-02$331,50080040.6%
76 HILLSIDE RD2026-02$402,00091351.7%
425 WEST SHORE TRL2025-02$489,00095244.9%
96 EAST SHORE TRL2026-06$1,440,00093334.8%
72 SPRINGBROOK TRL2025-11$411,00086453.8%

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