The Fair Share Report

164 Applegate Dr

Hamilton, NJ 08690

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

≈ $696,104

Likely range $652,342 – $728,382, from 12 comparable Hamilton sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 2,323 sq ft.

Step 2 · The Director's Ratio

61.32%

The state's official measure of how far Hamilton assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $696,104 home should be assessed near $426,851.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$388,200

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $38,651 below what the ratio math suggests (9.1%).

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

$3.708 per $100 assessed

$1.510 Schools · 41% $0.831 County · 22% $1.367 Town · 37%

Step 5 · The bill

$14,394/yr
Public schools$5,862
Mercer County$3,226
Town of Hamilton$5,307
Hamilton average$8,075

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

Town median 51.7%
This home · 55.8%

38%77%

Paying about right

This home's ratio lands inside Hamilton'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
2 ERICA LYNNE WAY2025-07$715,0232,44353.9%
60 JONI AVE2025-02$630,0002,29458.3%
40 DOE DRIVE2025-12$800,0002,30250.4%
21 VILLAGE DR2026-01$700,0002,33654.8%
20 ELKSHEAD TERR2025-07$655,0002,42059.0%
111 ROBIN DR2025-11$625,0002,26452.4%
6 PANNICK DRIVE2025-06$635,0002,14550.2%
16 BRUIN DR2025-05$680,0002,26448.3%
72 HAMILTON LAKES DRIVE2025-04$652,0002,16647.5%
3 VALLI COURT2026-05$745,0002,37649.7%
102 KRISTOPHER DRIVE2025-06$650,0002,28852.6%
62 NEW COLONY DR2025-12$735,0002,26447.8%

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