The Fair Share Report
237 Christopher St
Montclair, NJ 07043
The town catches up with market prices only once a year — and only on average. This report checks whether this house's assessment kept pace.
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This home's payments are about right
It sits inside Montclair's normal range — market price changes haven't singled it out. No case for a tax appeal.
Step 1 · Market value
Likely range $1,098,057 – $2,180,718, from 12 comparable Montclair sales in the past 18 months (home size estimated from assessor data — range widened).
Step 2 · The Director's Ratio
The state's official measure of how far Montclair assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $1,747,088 home should be assessed near $982,912.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $50,788 above what the ratio math suggests (5.2%).
Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Montclair home
$2.019 Schools · 57% $0.575 County · 16% $0.922 Town · 26%
Step 5 · The bill
This home vs. every recent Montclair sale · assessed ÷ market
33%100%
The evidence · comparable sales (SR1A usable-sale records)
| Address | Sold | Price | Sq ft | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 PLYMOUTH STREET | 2025-11 | $1,875,000 | 3,586 | 36.6% |
| 38 NORMAN ROAD | 2025-06 | $2,300,000 | 3,372 | 49.0% |
| 558 PARK STREET | 2025-04 | $1,955,000 | 3,355 | 45.8% |
| 59 WATCHUNG AVENUE | 2025-04 | $1,140,000 | 3,508 | 61.8% |
| 28 GODFREY ROAD | 2026-05 | $1,561,000 | 3,332 | 49.4% |
| 517 PARK STREET | 2025-06 | $1,200,000 | 3,439 | 47.2% |
| 110 HIGH STREET | 2025-07 | $1,800,000 | 3,597 | 54.2% |
| 35 HIGH STREET | 2025-03 | $1,100,000 | 3,164 | 47.7% |
| 150 GORDONHURST AVENUE | 2025-05 | $1,575,000 | 3,185 | 47.8% |
| 89 PORTER PLACE | 2025-12 | $2,150,000 | 3,582 | 46.9% |
| 40 NO. WILLOW STREET | 2025-05 | $1,185,000 | 3,205 | 36.2% |
| 253 MIDLAND AVENUE | 2025-10 | $2,310,000 | 3,792 | 43.4% |
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