The Fair Share Report

2 Springbrook Ter

Jefferson, NJ 07849

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.

The numbers support an appeal

Even at the cautious end of the range, this home's ratio clears NJ's Chapter 123 line (80.18%) — roughly $7,463/yr at stake. NJ appeals are generally due April 1.

Step 1 · Market value

≈ $845,192

Likely range $700,220 – $887,165, from 12 comparable Jefferson sales in the past 18 months (home size estimated from assessor data — range widened).

Step 2 · The Director's Ratio

69.72%

The state's official measure of how far Jefferson assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $845,192 home should be assessed near $589,268.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$837,800

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $248,532 above what the ratio math suggests (42.2%).

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

$3.003 per $100 assessed

$1.809 Schools · 60% $0.295 County · 10% $0.899 Town · 30%

Step 5 · The bill

$26,005/yr
Public schools$15,666
Morris County$2,555
Town of Jefferson$7,785
Jefferson average$9,952

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

Town median 60.3%
This home · 99.1%

43%125%

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

AddressSoldPriceSq ftRatio
22 WINDING HOLLOW DR2025-11$740,0003,18667.7%
882 WALNUT PL2025-06$739,0003,27368.8%
73 EDISON RD2026-05$710,0002,92970.1%
57 PADEREWSKI RD2026-05$865,0002,89561.1%
927 TIMBERLINE DR2026-03$859,9003,15464.9%
634 SKYLINE DR2025-06$818,8003,22066.3%
14 STONE CLIFF TER2026-04$850,0003,22265.8%
4 SOUTHWOODS LN2026-01$705,0003,36085.2%
406 ROCK RIDGE RD2026-04$778,0002,85257.9%
1 WINDING RIDGE RD2026-03$640,0003,36975.9%
31 CANAL XING2025-05$1,198,0003,14546.1%
5659 BERKSHIRE VALLEY RD2026-04$720,0003,34656.5%

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