The Fair Share Report
307 Springbrook Tr
Sparta, NJ 07871
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 $428,864 – $540,895, from 12 comparable Sparta sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 1,258 sq ft.
Step 2 · The Director's Ratio
The state's official measure of how far Sparta assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $451,921 home should be assessed near $270,339.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $48,439 below what the ratio math suggests (17.9%).
Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Sparta home
$2.362 Schools · 64% $0.624 County · 17% $0.681 Town · 19%
Step 5 · The bill
This home vs. every recent Sparta sale · assessed ÷ market
36%74%
Paying about right
This home's ratio lands inside Sparta'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65 LAKE SHORE DR | 2025-07 | $420,000 | 1,296 | 58.0% |
| 123 HILLSIDE RD | 2025-04 | $441,000 | 1,280 | 50.2% |
| 168 WEST SHORE TRL | 2025-08 | $485,000 | 1,234 | 47.3% |
| 547 WEST SHORE TRL | 2025-08 | $540,000 | 1,320 | 53.5% |
| 26 PARK RD | 2025-08 | $640,000 | — | 52.4% |
| 7 HILLTOP TRL | 2026-01 | $405,000 | 1,188 | 53.1% |
| 512 WEST SHORE TRL | 2025-11 | $970,000 | 1,337 | 44.9% |
| 28 OAKWOOD TRL | 2025-08 | $542,000 | 1,352 | 48.7% |
| 40 CONESTOGA TRL | 2025-01 | $350,000 | 1,250 | 77.1% |
| 381 SPRINGBROOK TR | 2025-12 | $490,000 | 1,364 | 54.2% |
| 136 SPRINGBROOK TR | 2025-03 | $485,000 | 1,128 | 53.6% |
| 20 OAKWOOD TRL | 2025-06 | $599,000 | 1,116 | 42.7% |
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