The Fair Share Report

282 Morrison Ave

Salem, NJ 08079

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

≈ $165,506

Likely range $100,461 – $253,803, from 12 comparable Salem sales in the past 18 months (home size estimated from assessor data — range widened).

Step 2 · The Director's Ratio

49.82%

The state's official measure of how far Salem assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $165,506 home should be assessed near $82,455.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$47,700

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $34,755 below what the ratio math suggests (42.2%).

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

$8.627 per $100 assessed

$2.297 Schools · 27% $2.023 County · 23% $4.308 Town · 50%

Step 5 · The bill

$4,116/yr
Public schools$1,096
Salem County$965
Town of Salem$2,055
Salem average$4,030

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

Town median 36.6%
This home · 28.8%

13%74%

Paying about right

This home's ratio lands inside Salem's normal band. The drift hasn't singled it out — no case for a tax appeal.

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

AddressSoldPriceSq ftRatio
14 HILLCREST AVE2025-12$196,0001,64932.5%
183 CROSSLAND AVE2025-12$130,0001,71345.2%
33 JOHNSON ST2025-09$185,0001,89834.6%
207 NINTH ST2025-10$230,0001,56226.2%
207 NINTH ST2025-01$90,0001,56267.0%
220 JOHNSON ST2025-12$110,0001,59254.2%
178 COOK AVE2026-06$255,0001,66527.8%
336 ALLEN AVE2025-01$124,5001,38446.3%
352 ALLEN AVE2025-12$225,0001,46020.9%
352 ALLEN AVE2025-08$105,0001,46044.8%
190 CHESTNUT ST2025-05$215,0001,58126.8%
175 NINTH ST2026-04$195,0001,77630.1%

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