The Fair Share Report

324 Float Ave

Stafford, NJ 08050

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

≈ $473,497

Likely range $394,433 – $546,439, from 12 comparable Stafford sales in the past 18 months (home size estimated from assessor data — range widened).

Step 2 · The Director's Ratio

51.85%

The state's official measure of how far Stafford assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $473,497 home should be assessed near $245,508.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$456,200

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $210,692 above what the ratio math suggests (85.8%).

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

$2.623 per $100 assessed

$1.048 Schools · 40% $0.603 County · 23% $0.972 Town · 37%

This home's own bill implies $1.293 per $100 — well off the general rate. That usually means the town revalued since the last bill.

Step 5 · The bill

$5,899/yr
Public schools$2,357
Ocean County$1,356
Town of Stafford$2,186
Stafford average$7,775

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

Town median 95.4%
This home · 96.3%

78%121%

Looks meaningfully over-assessed

Even at the generous end of the range, this home's ratio clears the Chapter 123 appeal line (59.63%) — roughly $5,526/yr at stake. NJ appeals are generally due April 1.

The evidence · comparable sales (SR1A usable-sale records)

AddressSoldPriceSq ftRatio
129 YEOMAN ROAD2026-03$460,0001,629108.3%
120 LONGWOOD DRIVE2025-03$390,0001,59397.9%
1137 HAWSER AVENUE2025-03$370,0001,619130.7%
89 SHORE AVENUE2026-04$520,0001,69899.2%
14 HIGHLAND DRIVE2025-04$395,0001,698102.0%
993 STARBOARD AVENUE2025-03$405,0001,568104.4%
183 COMPASS ROAD2025-06$474,2991,71798.4%
1074 BUCCANEER LANE2025-06$530,0001,57288.3%
961 BUCCANEER LANE2025-03$575,0001,75990.1%
223 SERPENT LANE2025-01$525,0001,54888.8%
25 HIGHLAND DRIVE2025-04$439,9001,76893.9%
491 LIGHTHOUSE DRIVE2026-04$550,0001,54694.8%

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