The Fair Share Report
33 Pine Rd
Howell, NJ 07731
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 $591,941 – $748,393, from 12 comparable Howell sales in the past 18 months (home size estimated from assessor data — range widened).
Step 2 · The Director's Ratio
The state's official measure of how far Howell assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $651,460 home should be assessed near $631,981.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $35,281 below what the ratio math suggests (5.6%).
Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Howell home
$1.121 Schools · 68% $0.218 County · 13% $0.320 Town · 19%
Step 5 · The bill
This home vs. every recent Howell sale · assessed ÷ market
74%111%
Paying about right
This home's ratio lands inside Howell's normal band. The drift hasn't singled it out — no case for a tax appeal.
The evidence · comparable sales (SR1A usable-sale records)
| Address | Sold | Price | Sq ft | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 LEXINGTON ROAD | 2025-02 | $762,500 | 1,974 | 98.8% |
| 52 NEWBURY ROAD | 2025-06 | $700,000 | 1,944 | 98.7% |
| 34 WESTBROOK ROAD | 2025-01 | $790,000 | 1,974 | 99.2% |
| 33 SALEM HILL ROAD | 2025-06 | $568,000 | 1,842 | 102.2% |
| 102 OLD BRIDGE DRIVE | 2025-04 | $638,000 | 1,930 | 100.3% |
| 30 FORREST HILL DRIVE | 2026-01 | $780,000 | 1,974 | 92.4% |
| 4 WESTBROOK ROAD | 2026-06 | $740,000 | 1,974 | 90.0% |
| 17 SUGARBUSH ROAD | 2026-01 | $670,000 | 1,957 | 107.3% |
| 20 SYLVAN BLVD | 2026-05 | $470,000 | 1,884 | 117.8% |
| 39 OAK TERRACE | 2026-03 | $560,000 | 1,728 | 107.4% |
| 17 KENSINGTON DRIVE | 2025-04 | $650,000 | 2,063 | 98.8% |
| 43 WESTBROOK ROAD | 2026-06 | $660,000 | 1,932 | 96.2% |
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