The Fair Share Report

2 Dylan Dr

Sparta, NJ 07871

The town adjusts for market price changes once a year — but only based on the average price change of all homes in the area. This report checks whether this house's assessment kept pace.

This home's payments are about right

It sits inside Sparta's normal range — market price changes haven't singled it out. No case for a tax appeal.

Step 1 · Market value

≈ $480,051

Likely range $380,031 – $544,293, from 12 comparable Sparta sales in the past 18 months (home size estimated from assessor data — range widened).

Step 2 · The Director's Ratio

59.82%

The state's official measure of how far Sparta assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $480,051 home should be assessed near $287,167.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$204,600

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $82,567 below what the ratio math suggests (28.8%).

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

$3.667 per $100 assessed

$2.362 Schools · 64% $0.624 County · 17% $0.681 Town · 19%

Step 5 · The bill

$7,505/yr
Public schools$4,834
Sussex County$1,277
Town of Sparta$1,394
Sparta average$13,693

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

Town median 52.4%
This home · 42.6%

32%74%

The evidence · comparable sales (SR1A usable-sale records)

AddressSoldPriceSq ftRatio
20 DYLAN DR2025-11$410,00048.6%
16 MAIN ST UNIT D72026-03$360,0001,41557.9%
18 SAGAMORE TRL2026-05$563,0001,70651.1%
66 MARA BLVD2026-06$520,0002,16551.5%
11 ABIGAIL WAY2025-12$525,0002,16552.4%
5 CICELY CT2025-02$507,0002,16552.8%
23 EAST SHORE TRL2025-12$485,0001,53253.5%
591 WEST SHORE TRL2025-02$740,0001,91440.0%
21 HEIGHWOOD TRL2025-07$499,0001,61658.8%
97 SPRINGBROOK TRL2026-03$485,0001,56850.6%
3 LAKESIDE PL2025-12$575,0001,68853.6%
97 EAST SHORE TRL2025-07$552,0001,60247.2%

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