The Fair Share Report
28 Pine Rd
Howell, NJ 07731
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 $641,869 – $742,507, 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 $710,395 home should be assessed near $689,154.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $25,554 below what the ratio math suggests (3.7%).
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 $1.622 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
84%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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 MEADOWBROOK DRIVE | 2025-06 | $799,000 | 2,166 | 100.3% |
| 9 CHATHAM DRIVE | 2026-04 | $725,000 | 2,176 | 98.0% |
| 17 SUGARBUSH ROAD | 2026-01 | $670,000 | 1,957 | 107.3% |
| 98 OLD BRIDGE DRIVE | 2025-04 | $760,000 | 2,334 | 99.0% |
| 159 NEWBURY ROAD | 2026-05 | $579,000 | 2,142 | 111.2% |
| 14 BURDGE DRIVE | 2025-05 | $680,000 | 2,412 | 99.2% |
| 35 SOUTHPORT DRIVE | 2025-02 | $650,000 | 2,142 | 100.3% |
| 55 OLD BRIDGE DRIVE | 2025-01 | $825,000 | 2,282 | 98.7% |
| 118 DARIEN ROAD | 2026-06 | $670,000 | 2,260 | 99.2% |
| 102 OLD BRIDGE DRIVE | 2025-04 | $638,000 | 1,930 | 100.3% |
| 17 KENSINGTON DRIVE | 2025-04 | $650,000 | 2,063 | 98.8% |
| 22 CHERRY BEND DRIVE | 2025-04 | $732,500 | 2,062 | 100.1% |
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