The Fair Share Report

235 Float Ave

Stafford, NJ 08050

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

≈ $355,932

Likely range $271,000 – $394,500, from 12 comparable Stafford sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 960 sq ft.

Step 2 · The Director's Ratio

51.85%

The state's official measure of how far Stafford assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $355,932 home should be assessed near $184,551.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$356,700

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $172,149 above what the ratio math suggests (93.3%).

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

$2.623 per $100 assessed

$1.048 Schools · 40% $0.603 County · 23% $0.972 Town · 37%

This home's own bill implies $1.204 per $100 — well off the general rate. That usually means the town revalued since the last bill.

Step 5 · The bill

$4,294/yr
Public schools$1,716
Ocean County$987
Town of Stafford$1,591
Stafford average$7,775

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

Town median 95.4%
This home · 100.2%

78%137%

Looks meaningfully over-assessed

Even at the generous end of the range, this home's ratio clears the Chapter 123 appeal line (59.63%) — roughly $4,515/yr at stake. NJ appeals are generally due April 1.

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

AddressSoldPriceSq ftRatio
228 BULKHEAD AVENUE2026-04$336,000960102.0%
285 NAUTILUS DRIVE2025-01$375,00096092.8%
1113 HAWSER AVENUE2026-03$380,00096085.0%
208 TOPSIDE ROAD2026-05$407,50096081.1%
176 RIPTIDE AVENUE2025-05$394,50096088.6%
249 CROWS NEST ROAD2025-05$270,000988122.5%
249 CROWS NEST ROAD2025-05$240,000988137.8%
20D SYCAMORE ROAD2025-05$154,90092593.7%
1018 VESSEL LANE2026-01$392,0001,00887.2%
812 JANE DRIVE2026-06$425,00096280.0%
135 NAUTILUS DRIVE2026-04$326,62599698.8%
884 MILL CREEK ROAD2026-02$550,000998100.3%

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