The Fair Share Report
189 Wright St
Newark, NJ 07114
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 $800,666 – $877,843, from 12 comparable Newark sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 3,088 sq ft.
Step 2 · The Director's Ratio
The state's official measure of how far Newark assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $829,583 home should be assessed near $337,557.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $20,257 below what the ratio math suggests (6.0%).
Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Newark home
$1.162 Schools · 29% $0.519 County · 13% $2.318 Town · 58%
Step 5 · The bill
This home vs. every recent Newark sale · assessed ÷ market
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)
| Address | Sold | Price | Sq ft | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 904 S 17TH ST | 2025-10 | $190,000 | — | 11.7% |
| 904 S 17TH ST | 2025-07 | $60,000 | — | 37.0% |
| 15-17 WHARTON ST | 2026-04 | $915,000 | 3,064 | 30.8% |
| 18--20 WAINWRIGHT ST | 2025-03 | $750,000 | 3,162 | 35.3% |
| 761 S 17TH ST | 2026-05 | $850,000 | 3,114 | 30.4% |
| 100-102 ST FRANCIS ST | 2025-05 | $1,225,000 | 3,064 | 27.5% |
| 14 SEABURY CT | 2025-12 | $920,000 | 3,136 | 31.9% |
| 744-746 S 12TH ST | 2025-04 | $875,000 | 3,078 | 30.4% |
| 617-619 5TH ST | 2025-05 | $850,000 | 3,164 | 38.2% |
| 179 MAYOR GIBSON | 2025-02 | $821,430 | 3,099 | 29.5% |
| 559-561 HAWTHORNE AVE | 2025-07 | $810,000 | 3,124 | 35.9% |
| 803-805 S 14TH ST | 2025-07 | $700,000 | 3,141 | 40.5% |
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