The Fair Share Report

192 Applegate Dr

Hamilton, NJ 08690

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

≈ $548,958

Likely range $498,958 – $602,616, from 12 comparable Hamilton sales in the past 18 months (home size estimated from assessor data — range widened).

Step 2 · The Director's Ratio

61.32%

The state's official measure of how far Hamilton assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $548,958 home should be assessed near $336,621.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$326,600

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $10,021 below what the ratio math suggests (3.0%).

Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Hamilton home

$3.708 per $100 assessed

$1.510 Schools · 41% $0.831 County · 22% $1.367 Town · 37%

This home's own bill implies $3.659 per $100 — below the general rate, usually a deduction on the bill (senior, veteran, disabled).

Step 5 · The bill

$11,951/yr
Public schools$4,867
Mercer County$2,678
Town of Hamilton$4,406
Hamilton average$8,075

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

Town median 51.7%
This home · 59.5%

38%77%

Paying about right

This home's ratio lands inside Hamilton'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
15 STRATTON DR2025-07$599,9992,07450.9%
29 WALT WHITMAN WAY2025-12$525,0002,16856.8%
942 HUGHES DR2025-12$299,9002,06581.8%
8 OAKEN LA2025-09$630,0002,23648.4%
3 GALLAVAN WAY2025-07$625,0001,95645.7%
504 PAXSON AVE2026-03$575,0002,20848.0%
257 EVERGREEN AVE2025-08$505,0002,08048.4%
31 COLD SPRING RD2026-03$520,0001,99453.9%
681 SHADY LA2025-07$650,0001,92343.2%
6 MARKSBORO WAY2025-01$540,0002,24557.8%
1752 ORCHARD AVE2025-06$555,0002,15250.4%
25 BRAVER DR2026-06$430,0001,82355.7%

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