The Fair Share Report

30 Johnson Rd

Independence, NJ 07840

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

≈ $307,195

Likely range $272,378 – $425,896, from 12 comparable Independence sales in the past 18 months (home size estimated from assessor data — range widened).

Step 2 · The Director's Ratio

59.23%

The state's official measure of how far Independence assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $307,195 home should be assessed near $181,952.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$202,800

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $20,848 above what the ratio math suggests (11.5%).

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

$3.795 per $100 assessed

$2.295 Schools · 60% $0.873 County · 23% $0.627 Town · 17%

Step 5 · The bill

$7,696/yr
Public schools$4,654
Warren County$1,770
Town of Independence$1,272
Independence average$8,765

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

Town median 46.8%
This home · 66.0%

36%80%

Paying about right

This home's ratio lands inside Independence'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
39 OVERLOOK DR2026-03$265,0001,48064.5%
46 OVERLOOK DR2025-10$378,0001,48045.3%
5103 AUSTIN CT2025-11$265,0001,20445.3%
121 ROUTE 462025-06$400,0001,97359.0%
305 TULSA CT2025-12$375,0001,19440.3%
301 TULSA CT2025-11$336,5001,19445.0%
302 MERCER CT2025-08$352,5001,19442.8%
5008 BRYANT DR2025-09$257,0001,15245.7%
6307 BELMONT DR2025-07$250,0001,15246.7%
6302 BELMONT DR2025-10$230,0001,13950.3%
140 ROUTE 462026-05$380,0001,19641.9%
64 DAYTON CT UNIT 2062025-02$298,9701,12037.9%

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