The Fair Share Report
256 Springbrook Tr
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 $499,117 – $771,381, 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 $623,688 home should be assessed near $373,090.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $310 above what the ratio math suggests (0.1%).
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
39%80%
Paying about right
This home's ratio lands inside Sparta's normal band. The drift hasn't singled it out — no case for a tax appeal.
The evidence · comparable sales (SR1A usable-sale records)
| Address | Sold | Price | Sq ft | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 TYLER ST | 2025-11 | $615,000 | 2,336 | 52.9% |
| 64 WARREN RD | 2025-04 | $622,000 | 2,304 | 50.2% |
| 12 HERITAGE DR | 2025-06 | $760,000 | 2,412 | 44.4% |
| 47 VALLEY VIEW TRL | 2025-07 | $680,000 | 2,682 | 47.0% |
| 16 CAMBRIDGE DR | 2025-01 | $710,000 | 2,450 | 54.5% |
| 126 HILLTOP TRL | 2025-12 | $535,000 | 2,062 | 52.3% |
| 203 ALPINE TRL | 2025-04 | $750,000 | 2,058 | 44.4% |
| 1 POWDER HORN GREEN | 2025-01 | $850,000 | 2,218 | 60.3% |
| 1 WHIPPOORWILL LN | 2025-05 | $380,000 | 2,574 | 86.9% |
| 38 WHIPPOORWILL LN | 2025-05 | $506,000 | 2,316 | 62.6% |
| 26 HICKORY TRL | 2025-04 | $786,500 | 2,464 | 47.0% |
| 343 SPRINGBROOK TR | 2025-01 | $485,000 | 2,258 | 54.6% |
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