The Fair Share Report
3 Eric Dr
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 $637,899 – $731,611, 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 $698,213 home should be assessed near $677,336.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $44,764 above what the ratio math suggests (6.6%).
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 $1.593 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
84%119%
Paying about right
This home's ratio lands inside Howell's normal band. The drift hasn't singled it out — no case for a tax appeal.
The evidence · comparable sales (SR1A usable-sale records)
| Address | Sold | Price | Sq ft | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 BUNKER HILL DRIVE | 2025-03 | $700,000 | 1,959 | 96.9% |
| 20 EMORY STREET | 2025-05 | $640,000 | 1,979 | 98.8% |
| 14 CHERRY BEND DRIVE | 2025-01 | $688,000 | 1,942 | 98.2% |
| 11 REGINA DRIVE | 2026-05 | $699,000 | 1,965 | 93.8% |
| 12 WEYMOUTH DRIVE | 2025-02 | $730,000 | 1,950 | 98.5% |
| 16 SNOWDRIFT LANE | 2026-03 | $729,000 | 1,994 | 95.5% |
| 27 SWEET GUM ROAD | 2026-01 | $765,000 | 2,036 | 100.8% |
| 10 HONEYSUCKLE WAY | 2026-05 | $700,000 | 1,872 | 93.6% |
| 41 SWEET GUM ROAD | 2026-05 | $710,000 | 1,928 | 93.7% |
| 6 ANNIE DRIVE | 2026-05 | $685,000 | 2,069 | 86.8% |
| 29 SWEET GUM ROAD | 2026-05 | $715,000 | 2,052 | 94.8% |
| 13 HERITAGE DRIVE | 2026-04 | $633,000 | 2,060 | 105.9% |
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