The Fair Share Report

32 John St

Helmetta, NJ 08828

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

≈ $319,806

Likely range $298,917 – $366,860, from 12 comparable Helmetta sales in the past 18 months (home size estimated from assessor data — range widened).

Step 2 · The Director's Ratio

55.50%

The state's official measure of how far Helmetta assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $319,806 home should be assessed near $177,492.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$183,000

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $5,508 above what the ratio math suggests (3.1%).

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

$3.558 per $100 assessed

$2.120 Schools · 60% $0.601 County · 17% $0.836 Town · 24%

This home's own bill implies $3.421 per $100 — below the general rate, usually a deduction on the bill (senior, veteran, disabled).

Step 5 · The bill

$6,261/yr
Public schools$3,732
Middlesex County$1,058
Town of Helmetta$1,472
Helmetta average$7,440

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

Town median 46.6%
This home · 57.2%

36%69%

Paying about right

This home's ratio lands inside Helmetta'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
37 RAILROAD AVENUE2026-06$257,5001,02662.1%
38 JOHN ST2025-08$280,0001,07258.3%
15 RAILROAD AVE2025-01$315,00091054.7%
42 JOHN STREET2026-06$485,0001,46040.1%
23 OLD FORGE ROAD2026-03$311,2501,29666.1%
1305 STONERIDGE CIR.2026-05$360,0001,19839.8%
312 RAINTREE CT.2026-04$332,0001,19843.2%
1109 STONERIDGE CIR.2025-11$315,0001,19845.5%
303 RAINTREE CT.2025-09$356,0001,19842.4%
907 MEADOW COURT2025-08$318,5001,19845.0%
2701 RIDGEFIELD CT.2025-08$365,0001,19843.2%
2708 RIDGEFIELD CT.2025-06$325,0001,19844.1%

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