The Fair Share Report
240 Morris Ave
Summit, NJ 07091
The town adjusts for market price changes once a year — but only based on the average price change of all homes in the area. This report checks whether this house's assessment kept pace.
Good news — this home pays less than its share
Its assessment sits low relative to what homes like it actually sell for. An appeal would only invite a fresh look at a number working in the owner's favor.
Step 1 · Market value
Likely range $602,494 – $1,105,591, from 12 comparable Summit 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 Summit assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $738,293 home should be assessed near $227,468.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $87,568 below what the ratio math suggests (38.5%).
Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Summit home
$2.335 Schools · 52% $1.092 County · 24% $1.043 Town · 23%
Summit also levies a Special Improvement District charge inside its district boundaries — the county roll doesn't say which homes are in it, but a bill's "IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT" line does. District homes pay $4.654 per $100 all-in (+$0.184).
Step 5 · The bill
This home vs. every recent Summit sale · assessed ÷ market
7%41%
The evidence · comparable sales (SR1A usable-sale records)
| Address | Sold | Price | Sq ft | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 BALTUSROL PL | 2026-05 | $619,900 | 1,480 | 23.4% |
| 9 DENMAN PL | 2025-01 | $600,000 | 1,400 | 30.9% |
| 29 ASHWOOD AVE | 2026-03 | $700,000 | 1,354 | 26.8% |
| 40 ORCHARD STREET | 2025-02 | $618,000 | — | 1.1% |
| 8 JOHN ST | 2025-04 | $470,000 | 1,597 | 36.1% |
| 41 ASHLAND RD | 2025-05 | $1,250,088 | 1,480 | 23.1% |
| 16 FAIRVIEW AVE | 2026-05 | $1,415,000 | 1,536 | 24.3% |
| 77 TULIP ST | 2025-11 | $875,000 | 1,496 | 33.3% |
| 84 ASHWOOD AVE | 2026-02 | $940,000 | 1,340 | 22.7% |
| 62 MOUNTAIN AVE | 2026-03 | $1,325,000 | 1,978 | 23.5% |
| 10 LEWIS AVE | 2025-12 | $695,100 | 1,384 | 24.9% |
| 21 AUBREY ST | 2025-06 | $775,000 | 1,800 | 23.3% |
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