The Fair Share Report
26 E Sherman Ave
Upper, NJ 08248
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 $410,838 – $602,776, from 12 comparable Upper 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 Upper assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $496,154 home should be assessed near $281,071.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $345,129 above what the ratio math suggests (122.8%).
Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Upper home
$1.649 Schools · 72% $0.331 County · 14% $0.323 Town · 14%
Step 5 · The bill
This home vs. every recent Upper sale · assessed ÷ market
36%158%
Looks meaningfully over-assessed
Even at the generous end of the range, this home's ratio clears the Chapter 123 appeal line (65.15%) — roughly $7,948/yr at stake. NJ appeals are generally due April 1.
The evidence · comparable sales (SR1A usable-sale records)
| Address | Sold | Price | Sq ft | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 E WINTHROP AVE | 2026-04 | $1,850,000 | 1,674 | 37.4% |
| 1731 RT US 9 SO #95 | 2025-01 | $515,000 | 1,848 | 54.0% |
| 16 HOLLYBERRY LA | 2025-10 | $610,000 | 1,808 | 50.2% |
| 15 SEAVIEW AVE | 2025-07 | $540,000 | 1,882 | 43.1% |
| 1731 RT US 9 SO #28 | 2026-03 | $550,000 | 2,002 | 52.2% |
| 1731 RT US 9 SO #25 | 2026-03 | $519,000 | 2,002 | 55.3% |
| 1731 RT US 9 SO #41 | 2025-07 | $480,000 | 2,002 | 62.4% |
| 1731 RT US 9 SO #28 | 2025-06 | $525,000 | 2,002 | 54.6% |
| 1731 RT US 9 SO #122 | 2025-03 | $475,000 | 2,002 | 60.4% |
| 125 NORTH SHORE RD | 2025-08 | $350,000 | 1,959 | 70.7% |
| 125 NORTH SHORE RD | 2025-06 | $275,000 | 1,959 | 90.0% |
| 44 WHITE OAK DR | 2025-11 | $493,980 | 1,782 | 49.5% |
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