The Fair Share Report
24 Spring Ave
Sparta, NJ 07871
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 $334,861 – $579,513, from 12 comparable Sparta 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 Sparta assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $410,448 home should be assessed near $245,530.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $105,430 below what the ratio math suggests (42.9%).
Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Sparta home
$2.362 Schools · 64% $0.624 County · 17% $0.681 Town · 19%
Step 5 · The bill
This home vs. every recent Sparta sale · assessed ÷ market
19%74%
Keep quiet and enjoy it
This home's assessment ratio sits below the Sparta 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)
| Address | Sold | Price | Sq ft | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 TYLER ST | 2025-09 | $560,000 | 1,212 | 47.7% |
| 187 EAST SHORE TRL | 2026-05 | $375,000 | 1,165 | 60.5% |
| 35 LAKE TER | 2026-04 | $618,000 | 1,264 | 55.4% |
| 5 SHELLEY CT | 2026-05 | $625,000 | 1,438 | 44.0% |
| 159 EAST SHORE TRL | 2026-05 | $489,000 | 1,232 | 54.4% |
| 6 MARGARET TER | 2025-11 | $422,000 | — | 49.0% |
| 9 VALLEY VIEW TRL | 2025-11 | $540,000 | 1,459 | 54.0% |
| 100 SIGNAL HILL TRL | 2025-03 | $370,000 | 1,283 | 54.0% |
| 16 WILDCAT RD | 2025-03 | $215,000 | 1,140 | 84.4% |
| 46 SHAWNEE TRL | 2026-06 | $350,001 | 1,300 | 64.9% |
| 99 SUMMIT RD | 2025-06 | $705,000 | 1,392 | 38.9% |
| 351 EAST SHORE TRL | 2026-03 | $380,000 | 1,246 | 53.7% |
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