The Fair Share Report

281 29th St

Avalon, NJ 08085

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

≈ $2,639,041

Likely range $2,206,112 – $3,245,671, from 12 comparable Avalon sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 2,454 sq ft.

Step 2 · The Director's Ratio

54.28%

The state's official measure of how far Avalon assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $2,639,041 home should be assessed near $1,432,471.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$789,900

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $642,571 below what the ratio math suggests (44.9%).

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

$0.607 per $100 assessed

$0.032 Schools · 5% $0.313 County · 52% $0.262 Town · 43%

Step 5 · The bill

$4,803/yr
Public schools$253
Cape May County$2,476
Town of Avalon$2,073
Avalon average$10,663

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

Town median 48.5%
This home · 29.9%

19%70%

Keep quiet and enjoy it

This home's assessment ratio sits below the Avalon 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
606 22ND STREET2025-05$3,125,0002,47040.5%
859 DUNE DRIVE2025-09$2,305,0002,56456.4%
118 28TH STREET2026-06$3,160,0002,29949.9%
259 24TH STREET2025-03$1,780,0002,53947.5%
4640 OCEAN DRIVE2025-02$4,750,0002,58833.2%
128 16TH STREET2026-01$2,650,0002,70155.1%
407 20TH STREET2025-10$3,200,0002,40148.2%
367 21ST STREET2025-10$2,380,0002,20037.7%
141 8TH STREET2026-01$2,500,0002,54055.0%
256 42ND STREET2026-04$2,400,0002,23960.9%
2003 DUNE DRIVE2025-01$1,700,0002,27541.8%
3429 DUNE DRIVE2026-04$3,175,0002,75156.7%

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