The Fair Share Report
19 E Fourth St
Howell, NJ 07734
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 $281,762 – $326,992, 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 $313,683 home should be assessed near $304,304.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $13,604 below what the ratio math suggests (4.5%).
Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Howell home
$1.121 Schools · 68% $0.218 County · 13% $0.320 Town · 19%
This home's own bill implies $1.449 per $100 — below the general rate, usually a deduction on the bill (senior, veteran, disabled).
Step 5 · The bill
This home vs. every recent Howell sale · assessed ÷ market
83%111%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 461 MAGNOLIA COURT | 2026-06 | $325,000 | 964 | 103.2% |
| 402 BROOKVIEW COURT | 2026-06 | $340,000 | 964 | 101.3% |
| 156 PINETREE COURT | 2026-04 | $315,000 | 964 | 109.4% |
| 174 PINETREE COURT | 2026-03 | $325,000 | 964 | 118.6% |
| 333 SEQUOIA COURT | 2026-03 | $306,000 | 964 | 114.4% |
| 76 BRIARWOOD COURT | 2026-02 | $325,000 | 964 | 107.3% |
| 404 BROOKVIEW COURT | 2026-01 | $299,999 | 964 | 112.4% |
| 126 CYPRESS COURT | 2026-01 | $299,910 | 964 | 113.9% |
| 369 BROOKVIEW COURT | 2025-05 | $330,000 | 964 | 101.6% |
| 93E HALLS CROFT | 2026-04 | $252,101 | 952 | 88.1% |
| 106E RAGLEY HALL | 2025-04 | $280,000 | 952 | 99.4% |
| 89C THEATRE GARDEN | 2025-03 | $340,000 | 952 | 102.0% |
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