The Fair Share Report
18 E First St
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 $617,212 – $785,396, from 12 comparable Howell sales in the past 18 months (home size estimated from assessor data — range widened).
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 $669,944 home should be assessed near $649,913.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $17,787 above what the ratio math suggests (2.7%).
Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Howell home
$1.121 Schools · 68% $0.218 County · 13% $0.320 Town · 19%
This home's own bill implies $1.592 per $100 — below the general rate, usually a deduction on the bill (senior, veteran, disabled).
Step 5 · The bill
This home vs. every recent Howell sale · assessed ÷ market
80%114%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89 MAXIM ROAD | 2026-05 | $629,000 | 2,260 | 97.5% |
| 55 OLD BRIDGE DRIVE | 2025-01 | $825,000 | 2,282 | 98.7% |
| US HIGHWAY 9 | 2025-06 | $459,000 | 1,998 | 120.6% |
| 44 TAUNTON DRIVE | 2025-02 | $790,000 | 2,406 | 96.9% |
| 16 MAPLE LANE | 2026-02 | $615,000 | 2,228 | 97.0% |
| 37 LOCKWOOD AVENUE | 2025-01 | $629,500 | 2,154 | 100.5% |
| 44 OLD BRIDGE DRIVE | 2026-05 | $724,000 | 2,117 | 92.4% |
| 21 SOUTH WESTFIELD ROAD | 2026-05 | $700,000 | 2,028 | 98.4% |
| 35 SOUTHPORT DRIVE | 2025-02 | $650,000 | 2,142 | 100.3% |
| 118 DARIEN ROAD | 2026-06 | $670,000 | 2,260 | 99.2% |
| 123 SALEM HILL ROAD | 2025-06 | $695,000 | 2,330 | 99.8% |
| 14 BURDGE DRIVE | 2025-05 | $680,000 | 2,412 | 99.2% |
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