The Fair Share Report

29 E Second 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

≈ $486,947

Likely range $410,922 – $550,369, from 12 comparable Howell sales in the past 18 months (home size estimated from assessor data — range widened).

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 $486,947 home should be assessed near $472,387.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$392,600

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $79,787 below what the ratio math suggests (16.9%).

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%

This home's own bill implies $1.515 per $100 — below the general rate, usually a deduction on the bill (senior, veteran, disabled).

Step 5 · The bill

$5,949/yr
Public schools$4,020
Monmouth County$782
Town of Howell$1,148
Howell average$9,883

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

Town median 99.4%
This home · 80.6%

66%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
14 WOODSIDE DRIVE2025-04$525,0001,26099.4%
35 BROOKSIDE DRIVE2025-04$545,0001,32298.3%
134 ROOSEVELT AVENUE2026-02$400,0001,265100.9%
93 WESTERN DRIVE2026-05$515,0001,42696.3%
243 SUNSET LANE2025-02$530,0001,42897.0%
43 SYLVAN BOULEVARD2025-01$490,0001,208100.1%
34 CLARK DRIVE2026-03$470,0001,188103.2%
295 SQUANKUM ROAD2025-03$529,9001,59988.5%
42 WESTBROOK ROAD2025-01$600,0001,443100.0%
38 ALAN TERRACE2026-04$675,0001,48080.3%
33 GLEN ROAD2026-04$400,0001,401113.0%
35 VIVIAN COURT2026-05$600,0001,48087.8%

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