The Fair Share Report

208 Fourth St

Middlesex, NJ 08846

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

≈ $503,313

Likely range $478,246 – $586,952, from 12 comparable Middlesex sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 1,768 sq ft.

Step 2 · The Director's Ratio

97.52%

The state's official measure of how far Middlesex assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $503,313 home should be assessed near $490,831.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$286,300

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $204,531 below what the ratio math suggests (41.7%).

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

$2.119 per $100 assessed

$1.137 Schools · 54% $0.340 County · 16% $0.643 Town · 30%

This home's own bill implies $2.016 per $100 — below the general rate, usually a deduction on the bill (senior, veteran, disabled).

Step 5 · The bill

$5,773/yr
Public schools$3,096
Middlesex County$926
Town of Middlesex$1,751
Middlesex average$10,237

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

Town median 97.6%
This home · 56.9%

43%122%

Keep quiet and enjoy it

This home's assessment ratio sits below the Middlesex 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
1 TREE TOP RD2026-04$460,0001,69485.0%
552 LORRAINE AVE2025-03$460,0001,72898.9%
437 FAIRVIEW AVE2025-04$525,0001,61299.1%
11 BIRCHWOOD CT2026-02$380,0001,694115.9%
217-219 SECOND ST2026-04$460,0001,768117.6%
14 JUNE WAY2026-04$692,0001,78083.5%
408 FAIRVIEW AVE2026-02$600,0001,72088.1%
440 FAIRVIEW AVE2025-02$475,0001,756100.1%
202-204 WILTON AVE2025-05$600,0001,92098.8%
202 RUNYON AVE2025-04$489,9001,80095.6%
509 CLINTON AVE2025-01$550,0001,93297.8%
52 GREENBROOK RD2026-03$571,7001,872102.6%

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