The Fair Share Report

174 Scheerer Ave

Newark, NJ 07112

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

≈ $965,780

Likely range $865,545 – $1,042,532, from 12 comparable Newark sales in the past 18 months (home size estimated from assessor data — range widened).

Step 2 · The Director's Ratio

40.69%

The state's official measure of how far Newark assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $965,780 home should be assessed near $392,976.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$432,900

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $39,924 above what the ratio math suggests (10.2%).

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

$3.999 per $100 assessed

$1.162 Schools · 29% $0.519 County · 13% $2.318 Town · 58%

Step 5 · The bill

$17,312/yr
Public schools$5,030
Essex County$2,247
Town of Newark$10,035
Newark average$7,640

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

Town median 33.7%
This home · 44.8%

18%58%

Paying about right

This home's ratio lands inside Newark'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
904 S 17TH ST2025-10$190,00011.7%
904 S 17TH ST2025-07$60,00037.0%
10 RUBY PL2025-05$950,0004,15835.8%
89 CHADWICK AVE2025-07$850,0004,28445.0%
453-455 WASHINGTON ST2024-12$890,0004,03741.9%
48-50 CYPRESS ST2025-10$860,0004,12746.9%
228 MURRAY ST2025-10$1,140,0004,01040.4%
29 ISABELLA AVE2026-01$859,0003,78946.8%
27 ISABELLA AVE2026-01$859,0003,78946.8%
442 4TH AVE2025-11$950,0004,91150.1%
33-39 DOWNING ST2025-02$1,400,0004,31830.8%
503 DELAVAN AVE W.2026-01$950,0003,70042.3%

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