The Fair Share Report
29 E Fourth 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.
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Step 1 · Market value
Likely range $755,409 – $892,753, 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 $794,774 home should be assessed near $771,010.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $198,010 below what the ratio math suggests (25.7%).
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 $1.573 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
59%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)
| Address | Sold | Price | Sq ft | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 SANCTUARY LANE | 2025-05 | $945,000 | 2,035 | 100.1% |
| 17 WOOD SPRING ROAD | 2025-06 | $950,000 | 1,998 | 99.9% |
| 33 W CHAUCER LN | 2026-05 | $799,000 | 2,056 | 92.4% |
| 31 SANCTUARY LANE | 2025-01 | $810,000 | 1,832 | 99.9% |
| 11 MALLARD COURT | 2026-05 | $714,900 | 1,767 | 95.2% |
| 14 LILY POND COURT | 2026-06 | $700,000 | 1,767 | 92.9% |
| 9 E MILAN BLVD | 2025-04 | $850,000 | 2,124 | 99.6% |
| 27 E RAPHAEL LN | 2025-01 | $700,000 | 2,238 | 102.9% |
| 8 DANELLA WAY | 2025-02 | $826,000 | 2,032 | 100.5% |
| 10 DEBORAH LANE | 2025-04 | $650,000 | 1,902 | 61.1% |
| 3 CARRIE DRIVE | 2025-04 | $757,308 | 2,064 | 99.9% |
| 18 ANNAPOLIS ST | 2026-01 | $1,063,000 | 2,460 | 90.0% |
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