The Fair Share Report
2 Stratton Dr
Howell, NJ 07731
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 $497,511 – $590,050, from 12 comparable Howell 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 Howell assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $560,336 home should be assessed near $543,582.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $40,018 above what the ratio math suggests (7.4%).
Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Howell home
$1.121 Schools · 68% $0.218 County · 13% $0.320 Town · 19%
Step 5 · The bill
This home vs. every recent Howell sale · assessed ÷ market
84%123%
Paying about right
This home's ratio lands inside Howell'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 LAUREL CREST DRIVE | 2025-06 | $510,000 | 1,487 | 98.8% |
| 10 PLYMOUTH DRIVE | 2025-01 | $590,000 | 1,463 | 98.3% |
| 34 PROVIDENCE LANE | 2025-05 | $565,000 | 1,426 | 100.3% |
| 19 VIRGINIA DRIVE | 2026-03 | $585,000 | 1,496 | 22.4% |
| 32 DRIFTWOOD DRIVE | 2025-04 | $731,000 | 1,620 | 99.9% |
| 18 EVERGREEN PLACE | 2025-05 | $580,000 | 1,588 | 59.4% |
| 68 PICKET PLACE | 2025-05 | $419,500 | 1,468 | 104.2% |
| 39 VIRGINIA DRIVE | 2026-04 | $610,000 | 1,609 | 95.8% |
| 15 STANDISH DRIVE | 2026-06 | $537,000 | 1,528 | 105.5% |
| 11 DECOY LANE | 2026-05 | $500,000 | 1,468 | 96.0% |
| 24 STANDISH DRIVE | 2025-05 | $620,000 | 1,596 | 99.2% |
| 33 BLUE JAY COURT | 2026-02 | $350,000 | 1,585 | 95.2% |
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