The Fair Share Report

251 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

≈ $471,627

Likely range $417,803 – $519,805, from 12 comparable Stafford sales in the past 18 months (home size estimated from assessor data — range widened).

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 $471,627 home should be assessed near $244,539.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$419,100

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $174,561 above what the ratio math suggests (71.4%).

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 $1.252 per $100 — well off the general rate. That usually means the town revalued since the last bill.

Step 5 · The bill

$5,246/yr
Public schools$2,096
Ocean County$1,206
Town of Stafford$1,944
Stafford average$7,775

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

Town median 95.4%
This home · 88.9%

75%114%

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 $4,579/yr at stake. NJ appeals are generally due April 1.

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

AddressSoldPriceSq ftRatio
105 HATCH LANE2025-05$485,0001,49390.0%
112 GUNWALE ROAD2026-05$526,0001,49486.7%
223 SERPENT LANE2025-01$525,0001,54888.8%
159 SPINNAKER AVENUE2026-03$469,0001,52095.7%
491 LIGHTHOUSE DRIVE2026-04$550,0001,54694.8%
993 STARBOARD AVENUE2025-03$405,0001,568104.4%
1074 BUCCANEER LANE2025-06$530,0001,57288.3%
18 TWIN COURT2026-04$570,0001,48885.9%
1505 FORECASTLE AVENUE2025-05$476,0001,52497.9%
120 LONGWOOD DRIVE2025-03$390,0001,59397.9%
159 BLUEJACKET AVENUE2026-02$438,0001,45299.7%
1164 WINDLASS DRIVE2026-01$465,0001,54497.8%

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