The Fair Share Report
202 Springbrook Tr
Sparta, NJ 07871
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 $368,586 – $504,083, from 12 comparable Sparta 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 Sparta assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $398,830 home should be assessed near $238,580.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $27,880 below what the ratio math suggests (11.7%).
Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Sparta home
$2.362 Schools · 64% $0.624 County · 17% $0.681 Town · 19%
Step 5 · The bill
This home vs. every recent Sparta sale · assessed ÷ market
36%74%
Paying about right
This home's ratio lands inside Sparta'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 WILDCAT RD | 2025-03 | $215,000 | 1,140 | 84.4% |
| 100 SIGNAL HILL TRL | 2025-03 | $370,000 | 1,283 | 54.0% |
| 187 EAST SHORE TRL | 2026-05 | $375,000 | 1,165 | 60.5% |
| 8 SO WHITE BIRCH TERR | 2026-04 | $415,000 | 1,024 | 47.9% |
| 8 TYLER ST | 2025-09 | $560,000 | 1,212 | 47.7% |
| 141 HILLSIDE RD | 2025-11 | $585,000 | 1,388 | 43.0% |
| 39 SUNSET TRL | 2025-04 | $446,000 | 960 | 46.7% |
| 168 WEST SHORE TRL | 2025-08 | $485,000 | 1,234 | 47.3% |
| 21 GLEN RD | 2025-01 | $415,000 | 1,430 | 53.1% |
| 159 EAST SHORE TRL | 2026-05 | $489,000 | 1,232 | 54.4% |
| 16 COLUMBUS RD | 2026-06 | $500,000 | 1,453 | 57.5% |
| 3 HAYES LN | 2025-12 | $615,000 | 1,346 | 46.4% |
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