The Fair Share Report

21 Mitchell Pl

Newark, NJ 07114

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

≈ $502,935

Likely range $384,490 – $715,851, from 12 comparable Newark sales in the past 18 months (home size estimated from assessor data — range widened).

Step 2 · The Director's Ratio

40.69%

The state's official measure of how far Newark assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $502,935 home should be assessed near $204,644.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$189,800

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $14,844 below what the ratio math suggests (7.3%).

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

$3.999 per $100 assessed

$1.162 Schools · 29% $0.519 County · 13% $2.318 Town · 58%

Step 5 · The bill

$7,590/yr
Public schools$2,205
Essex County$985
Town of Newark$4,400
Newark average$7,640

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

Town median 33.7%
This home · 37.7%

18%58%

Paying about right

This home's ratio lands inside Newark's normal band. The drift hasn't singled it out — no case for a tax appeal.

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

AddressSoldPriceSq ftRatio
601 S 18TH ST2026-03$200,00019.0%
134 LITTLETON AVE2025-10$550,0004.8%
192 MAPES AVE2026-03$410,0002,38436.3%
111 SCHEERER AVE2026-03$630,0002,29728.7%
467 HAWTHORNE AVE2025-10$670,0002,37221.8%
152 CHADWICK AVE2026-03$515,1502,44629.5%
195 LEHIGH AVE2026-03$426,0002,38435.3%
80 SMITH ST2025-08$710,0002,46518.7%
22 ELM ST2025-04$695,0007.2%
65 BOYLAN ST2025-11$165,0002,33650.6%
512 S 17TH ST2026-02$625,0002,59124.5%
277 WAINWRIGHT ST2025-07$685,0002,44626.4%

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