The Fair Share Report
26 E First St
Howell, NJ 07757
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 $466,793 – $604,282, from 12 comparable Howell 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 Howell assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $527,504 home should be assessed near $511,732.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $42,932 below what the ratio math suggests (8.4%).
Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Howell home
$1.121 Schools · 68% $0.218 County · 13% $0.320 Town · 19%
This home's own bill implies $1.554 per $100 — below the general rate, usually a deduction on the bill (senior, veteran, disabled).
Step 5 · The bill
This home vs. every recent Howell sale · assessed ÷ market
72%111%
Paying about right
This home's ratio lands inside Howell'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 ABBY ROAD | 2026-03 | $475,000 | 1,640 | 96.1% |
| 27 SAXTON ROAD | 2026-01 | $484,000 | 1,640 | 95.5% |
| 51 SAXTON ROAD | 2025-03 | $485,000 | 1,640 | 99.7% |
| 28 ABBY ROAD | 2025-03 | $475,000 | 1,640 | 99.5% |
| 43 ABBY ROAD | 2025-02 | $475,000 | 1,640 | 100.5% |
| 213 CHICKADEE CT | 2025-04 | $565,000 | 1,614 | 99.5% |
| 221 CHICKADEE CT | 2026-04 | $560,000 | 1,600 | 96.3% |
| 243 CHICKADEE CT | 2025-01 | $552,500 | 1,576 | 100.0% |
| 24 LITTLE LEAF LN | 2026-04 | $470,000 | 1,599 | 110.7% |
| 16 HIGGINS COURT | 2025-06 | $675,000 | 1,690 | 99.0% |
| 33 BRYCE CANYON ROAD | 2026-01 | $610,000 | 1,666 | 110.9% |
| 8 SNOWBERRY LN | 2025-03 | $585,500 | 1,797 | 97.5% |
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