The Fair Share Report
182 Springbrook Tr
Sparta, NJ 07871
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 $407,887 – $595,360, from 12 comparable Sparta sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 1,448 sq ft.
Step 2 · The Director's Ratio
The state's official measure of how far Sparta assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $447,124 home should be assessed near $267,470.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $6,870 below what the ratio math suggests (2.6%).
Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Sparta home
$2.362 Schools · 64% $0.624 County · 17% $0.681 Town · 19%
Step 5 · The bill
This home vs. every recent Sparta sale · assessed ÷ market
38%74%
Paying about right
This home's ratio lands inside Sparta'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 HEIGHWOOD TRL | 2025-07 | $499,000 | 1,616 | 58.8% |
| 351 EAST SHORE TRL | 2026-03 | $380,000 | 1,246 | 53.7% |
| 241 ALPINE TRL | 2025-12 | $420,000 | 1,491 | 55.1% |
| 172 EAST SHORE TRL | 2026-01 | $660,000 | 1,293 | 40.8% |
| 88 SUMMIT RD | 2025-07 | $445,000 | 1,600 | 52.3% |
| 99 SUMMIT RD | 2025-06 | $705,000 | 1,392 | 38.9% |
| 5 SHELLEY CT | 2026-05 | $625,000 | 1,438 | 44.0% |
| 64 HILLTOP TRL | 2026-03 | $380,000 | 1,270 | 62.8% |
| 25 WORDSWORTH DR | 2025-06 | $630,000 | 1,700 | 46.1% |
| 127 EAST SHORE TRL | 2025-04 | $439,900 | 1,156 | 47.8% |
| 269 EAST SHORE TRL | 2025-08 | $328,000 | 1,244 | 68.8% |
| 13 WALLKILL RD | 2025-10 | $560,000 | 1,362 | 46.9% |
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