The Fair Share Report

32 Summit Rd

Jefferson, NJ 07438

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

≈ $567,844

Likely range $524,000 – $610,256, from 12 comparable Jefferson sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 2,076 sq ft.

Step 2 · The Director's Ratio

69.72%

The state's official measure of how far Jefferson assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $567,844 home should be assessed near $395,901.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$354,300

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $41,601 below what the ratio math suggests (10.5%).

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

$3.003 per $100 assessed

$1.809 Schools · 60% $0.295 County · 10% $0.899 Town · 30%

Step 5 · The bill

$10,997/yr
Public schools$6,625
Morris County$1,080
Town of Jefferson$3,292
Jefferson average$9,952

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

Town median 60.3%
This home · 62.4%

43%86%

Paying about right

This home's ratio lands inside Jefferson'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
22 OVERLOOK DR2025-06$524,0002,07662.2%
9 CINDY LN2025-02$515,0002,07668.3%
17 ROSEMONT RD2026-02$590,0002,15762.2%
44 SUMMIT RD2025-11$539,9002,30065.4%
35 BENEDICT DR2025-07$949,9002,12860.1%
82 RIPPLEWOOD DR2026-05$630,0002,35555.2%
3 ARMSTRONG DR2026-02$606,0002,34070.8%
46 COZY LAKE RD2025-07$562,0001,94053.4%
13 PADEREWSKI RD2026-05$585,0001,93855.3%
150 NEW JERSEY AVE2025-07$515,0001,82476.8%
10 ABENAKI TRL2025-06$540,0001,83757.6%
31 CRESCENT DR2025-12$621,5002,29253.9%

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