The Fair Share Report

210 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.

Step 1 · Market value

≈ $535,298

Likely range $486,823 – $602,858, from 12 comparable Sparta sales in the past 18 months (home size estimated from assessor data — range widened).

Step 2 · The Director's Ratio

59.82%

The state's official measure of how far Sparta assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $535,298 home should be assessed near $320,215.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$262,900

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $57,315 below what the ratio math suggests (17.9%).

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

$3.667 per $100 assessed

$2.362 Schools · 64% $0.624 County · 17% $0.681 Town · 19%

Step 5 · The bill

$9,643/yr
Public schools$6,211
Sussex County$1,641
Town of Sparta$1,791
Sparta average$13,693

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

Town median 52.4%
This home · 49.1%

38%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)

AddressSoldPriceSq ftRatio
24 WEST WINDY BUSH LN2025-10$524,5001,55652.0%
66 CONESTOGA TRL2025-06$480,0001,54254.0%
172 ALPINE TRL2026-01$495,0001,58748.9%
21 GLEN RD2025-01$415,0001,43053.1%
16 COLUMBUS RD2026-06$500,0001,45357.5%
141 HILLSIDE RD2025-11$585,0001,38843.0%
6 SUMMIT TER2025-03$300,0001,44090.6%
7 BALSAM PKWY2025-03$1,300,0001,65340.4%
100 ALPINE TRL2025-01$600,0001,71654.1%
28 SAGAMORE TRL2025-08$595,0001,76448.4%
13 GREEN APPLE RD2025-06$650,0001,74045.1%
3 HAYES LN2025-12$615,0001,34646.4%

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