The Fair Share Report
16 Rustic Dr
Howell, NJ 07731
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 $289,706 – $447,727, from 12 comparable Howell sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 985 sq ft.
Step 2 · The Director's Ratio
The state's official measure of how far Howell assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $351,786 home should be assessed near $341,268.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $75,732 above what the ratio math suggests (22.2%).
Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Howell home
$1.121 Schools · 68% $0.218 County · 13% $0.320 Town · 19%
Step 5 · The bill
This home vs. every recent Howell sale · assessed ÷ market
84%149%
Paying about right
This home's ratio lands inside Howell'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 LAKE DRIVE | 2026-05 | $584,000 | 960 | 90.5% |
| 681 ALDRICH ROAD | 2026-03 | $480,000 | 960 | 96.6% |
| 47 WESTERN DRIVE | 2026-05 | $450,000 | 1,010 | 108.6% |
| 19 PRINCETON DRIVE | 2026-06 | $575,000 | 1,017 | 96.8% |
| 10 SUNSET DRIVE | 2026-05 | $360,000 | 900 | 117.3% |
| 77 WESTERN DRIVE | 2025-02 | $460,000 | 1,012 | 105.4% |
| 517 MIDDLE LANE | 2026-02 | $350,000 | 998 | 113.9% |
| 32A PLAZA DE LAS LOBOS | 2026-05 | $328,000 | 1,008 | 107.5% |
| 122C MUHLEN PLATZ | 2025-06 | $285,000 | 1,008 | 101.4% |
| 5C PLAZA DE LAS FLORES | 2025-06 | $242,000 | 1,008 | 101.3% |
| 41C PIAZZA SAN PAOLO | 2025-05 | $175,000 | 1,008 | 209.0% |
| 7E PLAZA DE LA TRINIDAD | 2025-03 | $349,000 | 1,008 | 96.0% |
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