The Fair Share Report
217 Smith St
Salem, NJ 08069
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 $98,280 – $196,357, from 12 comparable Salem sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 1,652 sq ft.
Step 2 · The Director's Ratio
The state's official measure of how far Salem assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $138,702 home should be assessed near $69,101.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $21,801 below what the ratio math suggests (31.5%).
Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Salem home
$2.297 Schools · 27% $2.023 County · 23% $4.308 Town · 50%
Step 5 · The bill
This home vs. every recent Salem sale · assessed ÷ market
19%74%
Paying about right
This home's ratio lands inside Salem'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 210 SMITH ST | 2025-02 | $80,000 | 1,378 | 48.4% |
| 91 SEVENTH ST | 2025-02 | $142,000 | 1,809 | 30.9% |
| 200 N UNION ST | 2026-04 | $207,500 | 1,686 | 28.9% |
| 200 N UNION ST | 2025-11 | $115,000 | 1,686 | 52.2% |
| 14 HILLCREST AVE | 2025-12 | $196,000 | 1,649 | 32.5% |
| 176 COOK AVE | 2026-03 | $160,000 | 1,713 | 36.0% |
| 304 E BROADWAY | 2025-06 | $134,000 | 1,596 | 38.6% |
| 178 COOK AVE | 2026-06 | $255,000 | 1,665 | 27.8% |
| 293 PEARL ST | 2025-06 | $210,000 | 1,792 | 25.1% |
| 194 SEVENTH ST | 2025-10 | $73,322 | 2,151 | 88.8% |
| 175 NINTH ST | 2026-04 | $195,000 | 1,776 | 30.1% |
| 363 GRANT ST | 2026-06 | $250,000 | 1,424 | 28.4% |
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