The Fair Share Report

187 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

≈ $499,882

Likely range $421,836 – $547,494, from 12 comparable Newark sales in the past 18 months (home size estimated from assessor data — range widened).

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 $499,882 home should be assessed near $203,402.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$159,700

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $43,702 below what the ratio math suggests (21.5%).

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

$6,386/yr
Public schools$1,856
Essex County$829
Town of Newark$3,702
Newark average$7,640

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

Town median 33.7%
This home · 31.9%

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
876-878 S 17TH ST2025-05$360,0001,95329.4%
11 BOCK AVE2025-12$560,0002,11229.4%
489-491 N 11TH ST2025-02$765,0002,00622.8%
149-151 DEWEY ST2025-12$635,0002,03223.4%
886-888 DE GRAW AVE2026-06$630,0002,03856.4%
74 VERMONT AVE2025-01$475,0001,90954.8%
152 IVY ST2026-02$465,0001,91535.5%
152 IVY ST2025-08$435,0001,91537.9%
164 N 7TH ST2025-07$345,0001,96149.8%
51-53 WEST END AVE2026-03$495,0001,85241.0%
704-706 PARKER ST2026-05$280,0002,10572.3%
88-90 N 10TH ST2026-03$517,0001,95735.7%

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