The Fair Share Report

22 Orchard St Unit E

Summit, NJ 07901

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

≈ $774,516

Likely range $540,625 – $1,007,858, from 12 comparable Summit sales in the past 18 months (home size estimated from assessor data — range widened).

Step 2 · The Director's Ratio

30.81%

The state's official measure of how far Summit assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $774,516 home should be assessed near $238,628.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$77,900

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $160,728 below what the ratio math suggests (67.4%).

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

$4.470 per $100 assessed

$2.335 Schools · 52% $1.092 County · 24% $1.043 Town · 23%

Summit also levies a Special Improvement District charge inside its district boundaries — the county roll doesn't say which homes are in it, but a bill's "IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT" line does. District homes pay $4.654 per $100 all-in (+$0.184).

Step 5 · The bill

$3,483/yr
Public schools$1,819
Union County$851
Town of Summit$813
Summit average$19,697

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

Town median 26.5%
This home · 10.1%

2%41%

Keep quiet and enjoy it

This home's assessment ratio sits below the Summit 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
84 ASHWOOD AVE2026-02$940,0001,34022.7%
29 ASHWOOD AVE2026-03$700,0001,35426.8%
9 DENMAN PL2025-01$600,0001,40030.9%
41 ASHLAND RD2025-05$1,250,0881,48023.1%
8 LAFAYETTE AVE2025-08$890,0001,83024.0%
10 LEWIS AVE2025-12$695,1001,38424.9%
1 BALTUSROL PL2026-05$619,9001,48023.4%
77 TULIP ST2025-11$875,0001,49633.3%
10 WOODFERN RD2025-04$990,0001,41429.7%
80 GLENSIDE AVE2025-06$680,0001,68028.4%
8 JOHN ST2025-04$470,0001,59736.1%
16 FAIRVIEW AVE2026-05$1,415,0001,53624.3%

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