The Fair Share Report

260 Mill Rd

Upper, NJ 08270

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

≈ $505,370

Likely range $433,046 – $564,795, from 12 comparable Upper sales in the past 18 months (home size estimated from assessor data — range widened).

Step 2 · The Director's Ratio

56.65%

The state's official measure of how far Upper assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $505,370 home should be assessed near $286,292.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$369,000

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $82,708 above what the ratio math suggests (28.9%).

Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Upper home

$2.303 per $100 assessed

$1.649 Schools · 72% $0.331 County · 14% $0.323 Town · 14%

Step 5 · The bill

$9,155/yr
Public schools$6,555
Cape May County$1,316
Town of Upper$1,284
Upper average$6,686

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

Town median 55.3%
This home · 73.0%

36%91%

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 $1,905/yr at stake. NJ appeals are generally due April 1.

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

AddressSoldPriceSq ftRatio
1731 RT US 9 SO #282026-03$550,0002,00252.2%
1731 RT US 9 SO #252026-03$519,0002,00255.3%
1731 RT US 9 SO #412025-07$480,0002,00262.4%
1731 RT US 9 SO #282025-06$525,0002,00254.6%
1731 RT US 9 SO #1222025-03$475,0002,00260.4%
781 RT 502025-12$220,0002,240100.5%
1731 RT US 9 SO #952025-01$515,0001,84854.0%
15 WHITE OAK DR2026-06$475,8852,16857.3%
78 TYLER RD2025-12$350,0002,11477.7%
815 SEASOUNDS AVE2025-05$525,0002,02447.1%
3121 RT US 9 SO2026-06$480,0002,12055.8%
6 BLACK OAK DR2026-06$340,0001,96273.8%

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