The Fair Share Report

301 Appleton Way

Hanover, NJ 07981

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

≈ $556,680

Likely range $530,951 – $608,600, from 12 comparable Hanover sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 1,598 sq ft.

Step 2 · The Director's Ratio

69.39%

The state's official measure of how far Hanover assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $556,680 home should be assessed near $386,280.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$348,600

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $37,680 below what the ratio math suggests (9.8%).

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

$2.051 per $100 assessed

$1.207 Schools · 59% $0.314 County · 15% $0.529 Town · 26%

Step 5 · The bill

$7,471/yr
Public schools$4,398
Morris County$1,144
Town of Hanover$1,928
Hanover average$8,800

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

Town median 55.3%
This home · 62.6%

41%85%

Paying about right

This home's ratio lands inside Hanover'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
2804 CORTLAND LN2025-07$435,0001,59885.0%
804 APPLETON WAY2025-07$620,0001,59858.4%
49 SUNRISE DR2026-04$561,0001,52065.1%
131 SUNRISE DR2026-02$645,0001,52055.7%
114 SUNRISE DR2026-05$570,0001,70860.0%
92 SUNRISE DR2025-12$549,9991,70861.9%
149 SUNRISE DR2025-10$567,5001,70859.8%
66 SUNRISE DR2025-09$595,0001,70857.9%
231 VISTA DR2026-04$537,0001,41050.6%
241 VISTA DR2026-02$470,0001,41057.0%
231 VISTA DR2025-11$366,0001,41074.3%
112 VISTA DR2025-12$480,0001,37657.1%

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