The Fair Share Report

201 Ocean Ave

Upper, NJ 08223

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.

Step 1 · Market value

≈ $469,406

Likely range $413,032 – $506,518, from 12 comparable Upper sales in the past 18 months (home size estimated from assessor data — range widened).

Step 2 · The Director's Ratio

56.65%

The state's official measure of how far Upper assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $469,406 home should be assessed near $265,918.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$189,500

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $76,418 below what the ratio math suggests (28.7%).

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

$2.303 per $100 assessed

$1.649 Schools · 72% $0.331 County · 14% $0.323 Town · 14%

Step 5 · The bill

$4,578/yr
Public schools$3,278
Cape May County$658
Town of Upper$642
Upper average$6,686

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

Town median 55.3%
This home · 40.4%

32%79%

Keep quiet and enjoy it

This home's assessment ratio sits below the Upper pack — the frozen assessment is treating it kindly. It pays less than a fresh look would charge.

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

AddressSoldPriceSq ftRatio
6 LEXINGTON CT2025-07$500,0001,86257.2%
1731 RT US 9 SO #952025-01$515,0001,84854.0%
43 WEXTON DR2025-07$399,0001,75861.2%
10 LUKE CT2025-07$568,5001,76459.0%
11 WHIPPOORWILL DR2026-06$328,0001,94081.0%
1731 RT US 9 SO #282026-03$550,0002,00252.2%
1731 RT US 9 SO #252026-03$519,0002,00255.3%
1731 RT US 9 SO #412025-07$480,0002,00262.4%
1731 RT US 9 SO #282025-06$525,0002,00254.6%
1731 RT US 9 SO #1222025-03$475,0002,00260.4%
10 MEADOWLARK RD2026-05$469,0001,85649.4%
3 FARM RD2025-12$650,0002,09745.4%

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