The Fair Share Report
2 Smith Dr
Upper Deerfield, NJ 08302
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 $245,537 – $327,292, from 12 comparable Upper Deerfield 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 Upper Deerfield assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $262,657 home should be assessed near $182,021.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $48,421 below what the ratio math suggests (26.6%).
Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Upper Deerfield home
$1.925 Schools · 59% $1.176 County · 36% $0.189 Town · 6%
Step 5 · The bill
This home vs. every recent Upper Deerfield sale · assessed ÷ market
35%85%
Paying about right
This home's ratio lands inside Upper Deerfield'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 DEERFIELD RD | 2025-02 | $337,500 | 1,098 | 42.3% |
| 28 ORILLIA DR | 2025-09 | $268,104 | 1,056 | 52.6% |
| 106 CENTERTON RD | 2025-09 | $280,000 | 1,044 | 44.9% |
| 10 BUTTON MILL RD | 2025-06 | $288,000 | 1,008 | 54.7% |
| 35 E FINLEY RD | 2025-05 | $200,000 | 1,168 | 71.9% |
| 179 SILVER LAKE RD | 2026-06 | $267,000 | 1,212 | 53.8% |
| 17 BERMUDA AVE | 2025-08 | $310,000 | 1,104 | 42.5% |
| 22 HILTON AVE | 2026-03 | $245,000 | 1,056 | 47.8% |
| 5 HOLLY AVE | 2026-05 | $232,750 | 1,056 | 51.3% |
| 186 LANDIS AVE | 2025-01 | $248,000 | 1,066 | 58.8% |
| 7 ORILLIA DR | 2025-11 | $247,000 | 1,144 | 59.5% |
| 65 DAWSON DR | 2026-01 | $130,000 | 960 | 105.0% |
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