The Fair Share Report

2 Maple St

Andover, NJ 07930

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

Step 1 · Market value

≈ $400,000

Likely range $385,000 – $450,000, from 7 comparable Andover sales in the past 18 months.

Step 2 · The Director's Ratio

70.38%

The state's official measure of how far Andover assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $400,000 home should be assessed near $281,520.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$255,600

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $25,920 below what the ratio math suggests (9.2%).

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

$3.300 per $100 assessed

$2.100 Schools · 64% $0.603 County · 18% $0.596 Town · 18%

Step 5 · The bill

$8,435/yr
Public schools$5,369
Sussex County$1,542
Town of Andover$1,524
Andover average$7,893

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

Town median 55.9%
This home · 63.9%

43%86%

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

AddressSoldPriceSq ftRatio
5 RAILROAD AVE2025-12$385,0001,62056.2%
8 BRIGHTON AVE2025-12$439,0002,20855.9%
6 PROSPECT ST2025-02$400,0001,70057.1%
3 SMITH ST2026-01$450,0001,52948.5%
191 LINDLEY CT2026-06$310,00098463.2%
15 BRIGHTON AVE2025-07$430,0002,05659.9%
7 BRIGHTON AVE2025-06$520,0002,49746.9%

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