The Fair Share Report

186 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

≈ $593,850

Likely range $438,288 – $625,000, from 12 comparable Newark sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 2,657 sq ft.

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 $593,850 home should be assessed near $241,638.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$196,200

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $45,438 below what the ratio math suggests (18.8%).

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

$7,846/yr
Public schools$2,280
Essex County$1,018
Town of Newark$4,548
Newark average$7,640

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

Town median 33.7%
This home · 33.0%

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%
498-500 5TH ST2025-02$380,0002,75539.4%
758 MT PROSPECT AVE2025-08$255,0002,77668.5%
193-195 SEYMOUR AVE2026-02$670,0002,61742.9%
120 S 7TH ST2026-03$615,0002,61044.9%
96 SUSSEX AVE2025-11$260,0002,68064.5%
147 SEYMOUR AVE2026-01$615,0002,65423.0%
872-874 S 18TH2025-12$450,0002,72833.9%
45 SEYMOUR AVE2026-03$660,0002,81023.2%
39 SEYMOUR AVE2025-09$500,0002,81031.1%
243 4TH ST2025-02$625,0002,59433.2%

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