The Fair Share Report

21 Central Ave

Ocean, NJ 08758

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

≈ $287,356

Likely range $265,140 – $327,929, from 12 comparable Ocean sales in the past 18 months (home size estimated from assessor data — range widened).

Step 2 · The Director's Ratio

92.47%

The state's official measure of how far Ocean assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $287,356 home should be assessed near $265,718.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$202,600

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $63,118 below what the ratio math suggests (23.8%).

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

$1.578 per $100 assessed

$0.713 Schools · 45% $0.339 County · 21% $0.526 Town · 33%

Step 5 · The bill

$3,197/yr
Public schools$1,445
Ocean County$687
Town of Ocean$1,066
Ocean average$7,377

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

Town median 84.0%
This home · 70.5%

56%105%

Keep quiet and enjoy it

This home's assessment ratio sits below the Ocean 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
26 BAYBERRY DRIVE2025-08$289,00088875.0%
56 BRYANT ROAD2026-03$355,00076880.3%
27 CENTRAL AVENUE2025-04$275,00080080.8%
11 CENTRAL AVENUE2025-07$245,00093285.3%
54 ATLANTIC AVENUE2026-02$265,00074873.7%
18 MIZZEN WAY2025-03$340,00086973.3%
72 ADRIATIC AVENUE2025-10$250,00072092.2%
12 CENTRAL AVENUE2025-08$234,00067185.1%
22 MAPLE STREET2025-09$190,000696117.4%
204 SECOND STREET2025-09$363,00090863.3%
6 SPRUCE STREET2025-04$255,00064283.0%
65 LIGHTHOUSE DRIVE2025-01$242,00062581.2%

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