The Fair Share Report

280 Stuart St

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.

Step 1 · Market value

≈ $753,639

Likely range $667,550 – $794,994, from 12 comparable Howell sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 2,054 sq ft.

Step 2 · The Director's Ratio

97.01%

The state's official measure of how far Howell assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $753,639 home should be assessed near $731,105.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$479,800

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $251,305 below what the ratio math suggests (34.4%).

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

$1.659 per $100 assessed

$1.121 Schools · 68% $0.218 County · 13% $0.320 Town · 19%

Step 5 · The bill

$8,005/yr
Public schools$5,409
Monmouth County$1,052
Town of Howell$1,544
Howell average$9,883

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

Town median 99.4%
This home · 63.7%

55%111%

Keep quiet and enjoy it

This home's assessment ratio sits below the Howell pack — the frozen assessment is treating it kindly. It pays less than a fresh look would charge.

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

AddressSoldPriceSq ftRatio
22 CHERRY BEND DRIVE2025-04$732,5002,062100.1%
2 WEASEL CREEK COURT2026-05$725,0002,112104.3%
305 PRINCETON DRIVE2025-01$650,0002,000100.3%
8 MOSS HAVEN WAY2026-06$850,0002,04086.0%
44 CHERRYTREE CIRCLE2026-03$747,0001,930109.9%
4 RAINBOW DRIVE2026-01$800,0001,986102.5%
28 CHERRY LANE2026-01$635,0002,078105.5%
56 CRATER LAKE ROAD2025-05$720,0002,08899.4%
103 STARLIGHT ROAD2025-04$755,0001,98299.2%
100 SOLOMON STREET2026-02$563,0001,87099.2%
58 DANELLA WAY2026-03$880,0002,08493.9%
4 WEASEL CREEK COURT2025-06$795,0002,11699.7%

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