The Fair Share Report
35 Springbrook Trl
Sparta, NJ 07871
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 $415,986 – $629,707, from 12 comparable Sparta 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 Sparta assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $468,081 home should be assessed near $280,006.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $4,006 below what the ratio math suggests (1.4%).
Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Sparta home
$2.362 Schools · 64% $0.624 County · 17% $0.681 Town · 19%
Step 5 · The bill
This home vs. every recent Sparta sale · assessed ÷ market
38%74%
Paying about right
This home's ratio lands inside Sparta'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 CARRIAGE LN | 2026-01 | $399,000 | 1,794 | 57.4% |
| 16 WOODLAND TRL | 2026-04 | $550,000 | 1,608 | 46.9% |
| 16 WOODLAND TRL | 2025-01 | $425,000 | 1,608 | 60.7% |
| 10 MILDRED DR | 2025-12 | $525,000 | 1,874 | 55.4% |
| 36 BRIDLE WAY | 2026-03 | $430,000 | 1,677 | 52.0% |
| 111 SENECA LAKE RD | 2025-04 | $445,000 | 1,860 | 65.0% |
| 13 GREEN APPLE RD | 2025-06 | $650,000 | 1,740 | 45.1% |
| 78 HUNTERS LN | 2025-12 | $445,000 | 1,826 | 58.2% |
| 42 CARRIAGE LN | 2025-08 | $428,500 | 1,896 | 53.1% |
| 149 SADDLEBACK CT | 2025-11 | $400,000 | 1,896 | 57.1% |
| 148 SADDLEBACK CT | 2025-01 | $470,000 | 1,896 | 50.5% |
| 25 WORDSWORTH DR | 2025-06 | $630,000 | 1,700 | 46.1% |
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