The Fair Share Report

308 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.

Step 1 · Market value

≈ $372,681

Likely range $347,921 – $468,539, from 12 comparable Sparta sales in the past 18 months (home size estimated from assessor data — range widened).

Step 2 · The Director's Ratio

59.82%

The state's official measure of how far Sparta assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $372,681 home should be assessed near $222,938.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$197,200

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $25,738 below what the ratio math suggests (11.5%).

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

$3.667 per $100 assessed

$2.362 Schools · 64% $0.624 County · 17% $0.681 Town · 19%

Step 5 · The bill

$7,233/yr
Public schools$4,659
Sussex County$1,231
Town of Sparta$1,343
Sparta average$13,693

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

Town median 52.4%
This home · 52.9%

37%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)

AddressSoldPriceSq ftRatio
159 EAST SHORE TRL2026-05$489,0001,23254.4%
2 CHERRY TREE LN2026-06$359,0001,08046.3%
54 HUNTERS LN2025-03$350,0001,10069.6%
187 EAST SHORE TRL2026-05$375,0001,16560.5%
44 HILLSIDE RD2025-07$488,00051.1%
36 SAGAMORE TRL2025-09$375,00097060.7%
11 OAK TREE LN2025-07$400,0001,18644.9%
16 WILDCAT RD2025-03$215,0001,14084.4%
96 EAST SHORE TRL2026-06$1,440,00093334.8%
29 LONGVIEW RD2025-03$475,0001,14047.3%
8 TYLER ST2025-09$560,0001,21247.7%
46 SHAWNEE TRL2026-06$350,0011,30064.9%

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