The Fair Share Report
18 Pine Rd
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 $375,482 – $558,712, 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 $503,284 home should be assessed near $488,236.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $57,936 below what the ratio math suggests (11.9%).
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
72%120%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 BROOKSIDE DRIVE | 2025-04 | $545,000 | 1,322 | 98.3% |
| 14 WOODSIDE DRIVE | 2025-04 | $525,000 | 1,260 | 99.4% |
| 434 SHADY LANE | 2025-06 | $420,000 | 1,406 | 101.8% |
| 243 SUNSET LANE | 2025-02 | $530,000 | 1,428 | 97.0% |
| 314 WEST FARMS RD | 2025-04 | $600,000 | 1,284 | 97.7% |
| 33 GLEN ROAD | 2026-04 | $400,000 | 1,401 | 113.0% |
| 93 WESTERN DRIVE | 2026-05 | $515,000 | 1,426 | 96.3% |
| 68 HOWELL COURT | 2025-01 | $530,000 | 1,264 | 98.2% |
| 5 BIRCH BOULEVARD | 2026-04 | $585,000 | 1,419 | 60.1% |
| 126 LOCUST AVENUE | 2025-05 | $510,000 | 1,443 | 95.2% |
| 127 LOCUST AVE | 2025-03 | $525,000 | 1,378 | 101.1% |
| 161A PARKWAY DRIVE | 2026-05 | $330,000 | 1,262 | 92.2% |
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