The Fair Share Report

220 Reading Ave

Middle, NJ 08204

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

≈ $296,094

Likely range $258,900 – $384,220, from 12 comparable Middle sales in the past 18 months (home size estimated from assessor data — range widened).

Step 2 · The Director's Ratio

64.09%

The state's official measure of how far Middle assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $296,094 home should be assessed near $189,767.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$175,400

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $14,367 below what the ratio math suggests (7.6%).

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

$2.082 per $100 assessed

$1.150 Schools · 55% $0.309 County · 15% $0.623 Town · 30%

Step 5 · The bill

$3,792/yr
Public schools$2,095
Cape May County$563
Town of Middle$1,135
Middle average$5,374

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

Town median 56.7%
This home · 59.2%

39%84%

Paying about right

This home's ratio lands inside Middle'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
5 LINDEN COVE2026-06$350,0001,11841.0%
308 HAND AVE2025-09$250,0001,07174.4%
12 LEHIGH AVE2025-04$255,0001,39470.3%
401 STEEL RD2025-01$331,0001,15572.1%
316 3RD AVE2025-01$264,0001,10464.5%
51 REEDS BEACH RD2025-06$335,0001,03271.5%
15 N 11TH ST2026-05$410,0001,26451.0%
227 RTE 47 S2025-12$217,0001,00883.9%
102 SCHOOLHOUSE LANE #22025-03$300,0001,15276.9%
12 S 2ND AVE2025-05$350,0001,24852.9%
204 HIRST AVE2026-03$220,0001,11874.4%
57 WYNNDEMERE COURT2025-10$440,0001,11446.6%

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