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.

Step 1 · Market value

≈ $410,448

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

59.82%

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

$140,100

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

$3.667 per $100 assessed

$2.362 Schools · 64% $0.624 County · 17% $0.681 Town · 19%

Step 5 · The bill

$5,139/yr
Public schools$3,310
Sussex County$874
Town of Sparta$954
Sparta average$13,693

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

Town median 52.4%
This home · 34.1%

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)

AddressSoldPriceSq ftRatio
8 TYLER ST2025-09$560,0001,21247.7%
187 EAST SHORE TRL2026-05$375,0001,16560.5%
35 LAKE TER2026-04$618,0001,26455.4%
5 SHELLEY CT2026-05$625,0001,43844.0%
159 EAST SHORE TRL2026-05$489,0001,23254.4%
6 MARGARET TER2025-11$422,00049.0%
9 VALLEY VIEW TRL2025-11$540,0001,45954.0%
100 SIGNAL HILL TRL2025-03$370,0001,28354.0%
16 WILDCAT RD2025-03$215,0001,14084.4%
46 SHAWNEE TRL2026-06$350,0011,30064.9%
99 SUMMIT RD2025-06$705,0001,39238.9%
351 EAST SHORE TRL2026-03$380,0001,24653.7%

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