The Fair Share Report
325 Methodist Rd
Downe, NJ 08345
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 $115,000 – $256,000, from 7 comparable Downe sales in the past 18 months.
Step 2 · The Director's Ratio
The state's official measure of how far Downe assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $195,000 home should be assessed near $152,880.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $94,720 above what the ratio math suggests (62.0%).
Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Downe home
$1.454 Schools · 50% $1.070 County · 37% $0.407 Town · 14%
Step 5 · The bill
This home vs. every recent Downe sale · assessed ÷ market
31%221%
Looks meaningfully over-assessed
Even at the generous end of the range, this home's ratio clears the Chapter 123 appeal line (90.16%) — roughly $2,776/yr at stake. NJ appeals are generally due April 1.
The evidence · comparable sales (SR1A usable-sale records)
| Address | Sold | Price | Sq ft | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 506 CHURCH ST | 2025-03 | $195,000 | — | 83.7% |
| 919 UNION ST | 2026-04 | $125,000 | — | 106.3% |
| 12 BUDNEY AVE | 2025-01 | $75,000 | — | 151.2% |
| 234 MAIN ST | 2025-09 | $265,000 | — | 45.1% |
| 1175 MAIN ST | 2025-11 | $115,000 | — | 79.3% |
| 18 VASSAR AVE | 2026-02 | $273,000 | — | 50.8% |
| 184 LANDING RD | 2025-12 | $256,000 | — | 53.4% |
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