The Fair Share Report
21 E Fourth St
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 $464,268 – $791,955, 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 $748,331 home should be assessed near $725,956.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $179,856 below what the ratio math suggests (24.8%).
Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Howell home
$1.121 Schools · 68% $0.218 County · 13% $0.320 Town · 19%
This home's own bill implies $1.595 per $100 — below the general rate, usually a deduction on the bill (senior, veteran, disabled).
Step 5 · The bill
This home vs. every recent Howell sale · assessed ÷ market
64%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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 SANCTUARY LANE | 2025-05 | $945,000 | 2,035 | 100.1% |
| 11 MALLARD COURT | 2026-05 | $714,900 | 1,767 | 95.2% |
| 31 SANCTUARY LANE | 2025-01 | $810,000 | 1,832 | 99.9% |
| 14 LILY POND COURT | 2026-06 | $700,000 | 1,767 | 92.9% |
| 17 WOOD SPRING ROAD | 2025-06 | $950,000 | 1,998 | 99.9% |
| 33 W CHAUCER LN | 2026-05 | $799,000 | 2,056 | 92.4% |
| 10 DEBORAH LANE | 2025-04 | $650,000 | 1,902 | 61.1% |
| 159 DORADO BEACH COURT | 2026-05 | $479,900 | 1,901 | 93.1% |
| 99 WATSON COURT | 2025-05 | $432,000 | 1,901 | 100.7% |
| 124 MID OCEAN COURT | 2025-01 | $451,000 | 1,901 | 98.9% |
| 11 FIDDLERS ELBOW COURT | 2026-04 | $460,000 | 1,901 | 99.8% |
| 50 WINGED FOOT COURT | 2025-01 | $510,000 | 1,901 | 94.8% |
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