The Fair Share Report
3 Maple Ave
Howell, NJ 07728
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 $400,763 – $565,609, 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 $509,222 home should be assessed near $493,996.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $141,296 below what the ratio math suggests (28.6%).
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 $1.590 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
57%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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 BIRCH BOULEVARD | 2026-04 | $585,000 | 1,419 | 60.1% |
| 64 SUNSET DRIVE | 2025-06 | $596,000 | 1,420 | 97.0% |
| 33 GLEN ROAD | 2026-04 | $400,000 | 1,401 | 113.0% |
| 42 WESTBROOK ROAD | 2025-01 | $600,000 | 1,443 | 100.0% |
| 17 NORTH LONGVIEW ROAD | 2026-01 | $620,000 | 1,569 | 104.1% |
| 265 RAMTOWN GREENVILLE RD | 2025-04 | $577,000 | 1,480 | 95.2% |
| 22 KENMORE ROAD | 2026-02 | $575,000 | 1,462 | 93.9% |
| 806 WEST FARMS ROAD | 2026-02 | $490,000 | 1,576 | 89.5% |
| 243 SUNSET LANE | 2025-02 | $530,000 | 1,428 | 97.0% |
| 2 WESTWOOD DRIVE | 2025-03 | $480,000 | 1,521 | 108.4% |
| 161A PARKWAY DRIVE | 2026-05 | $330,000 | 1,262 | 92.2% |
| 42 OAK TERRACE | 2025-01 | $525,000 | 1,480 | 97.6% |
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