The Fair Share Report

175 Bliss Rd

Mendham, NJ 07945

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

≈ $898,949

Likely range $744,429 – $1,075,363, from 12 comparable Mendham sales in the past 18 months (home size estimated from assessor data — range widened).

Step 2 · The Director's Ratio

71.81%

The state's official measure of how far Mendham assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $898,949 home should be assessed near $645,535.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$1,103,300

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $457,765 above what the ratio math suggests (70.9%).

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

$2.526 per $100 assessed

$1.661 Schools · 66% $0.302 County · 12% $0.563 Town · 22%

Step 5 · The bill

$27,869/yr
Public schools$18,326
Morris County$3,332
Town of Mendham$6,212
Mendham average$17,555

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

Town median 58.7%
This home · 122.7%

43%154%

Looks meaningfully over-assessed

Even at the generous end of the range, this home's ratio clears the Chapter 123 appeal line (82.58%) — roughly $11,563/yr at stake. NJ appeals are generally due April 1.

The evidence · comparable sales (SR1A usable-sale records)

AddressSoldPriceSq ftRatio
7 HALSTEAD RD2025-02$715,0001,90162.8%
10 BOCKOVEN RD2025-11$849,0002,30463.7%
7 TEMPE WICK RD2026-05$1,177,0002,36144.5%
33 MAPLE AVE2025-11$920,0002,36064.0%
49 HARDSCRABBLE RD2025-03$1,585,0003,48179.2%
4 FRANKLIN RD2026-05$1,279,0002,28050.8%
41 FRANKLIN RD2026-04$1,250,0002,22844.9%
6 PHOENIX DR2026-03$930,0002,24058.7%
18 DEERFIELD RD2025-01$839,0002,39367.2%
16 GALWAY DR2026-03$725,0002,29254.8%
61 GALWAY DR2025-08$762,0002,29248.8%
32 WEXFORD DR2025-11$670,0002,28860.3%

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