The Fair Share Report
19 Rustic Dr
Howell, NJ 07731
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 $359,845 – $556,890, 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 $477,440 home should be assessed near $463,165.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $27,865 below what the ratio math suggests (6.0%).
Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Howell home
$1.121 Schools · 68% $0.218 County · 13% $0.320 Town · 19%
Step 5 · The bill
This home vs. every recent Howell sale · assessed ÷ market
73%126%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 BROOKSIDE DRIVE | 2025-04 | $545,000 | 1,322 | 98.3% |
| 14 WOODSIDE DRIVE | 2025-04 | $525,000 | 1,260 | 99.4% |
| 93 WESTERN DRIVE | 2026-05 | $515,000 | 1,426 | 96.3% |
| 34 CLARK DRIVE | 2026-03 | $470,000 | 1,188 | 103.2% |
| 243 SUNSET LANE | 2025-02 | $530,000 | 1,428 | 97.0% |
| 42 WESTBROOK ROAD | 2025-01 | $600,000 | 1,443 | 100.0% |
| 38 ALAN TERRACE | 2026-04 | $675,000 | 1,480 | 80.3% |
| 33 GLEN ROAD | 2026-04 | $400,000 | 1,401 | 113.0% |
| 35 VIVIAN COURT | 2026-05 | $600,000 | 1,480 | 87.8% |
| 161A PARKWAY DRIVE | 2026-05 | $330,000 | 1,262 | 92.2% |
| 157A RUE DE ST GERMAIN | 2026-05 | $375,000 | 1,268 | 89.0% |
| 42 OAK TERRACE | 2025-01 | $525,000 | 1,480 | 97.6% |
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