The Fair Share Report

378 Springbrook Tr

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.

Step 1 · Market value

≈ $512,821

Likely range $452,004 – $538,771, from 12 comparable Sparta sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 2,000 sq ft.

Step 2 · The Director's Ratio

59.82%

The state's official measure of how far Sparta assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $512,821 home should be assessed near $306,770.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$318,400

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $11,630 above what the ratio math suggests (3.8%).

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

$3.667 per $100 assessed

$2.362 Schools · 64% $0.624 County · 17% $0.681 Town · 19%

Step 5 · The bill

$11,679/yr
Public schools$7,523
Sussex County$1,987
Town of Sparta$2,169
Sparta average$13,693

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

Town median 52.4%
This home · 62.1%

39%76%

A touch high — worth watching

This home's ratio sits above most of Sparta, but doesn't clear NJ's legal appeal line (68.79%).

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

AddressSoldPriceSq ftRatio
2 MARGARET TER2026-04$410,0001,94847.6%
55 VALLEY VIEW TRL2025-08$600,0001,97048.3%
103 VALLEY VIEW TR2025-12$600,0001,97448.3%
6 MARGARET TER2025-11$422,00049.0%
42 CARRIAGE LN2025-08$428,5001,89653.1%
149 SADDLEBACK CT2025-11$400,0001,89657.1%
148 SADDLEBACK CT2025-01$470,0001,89650.5%
12 MARGARET TER2026-05$480,0002,12242.2%
43 MAPLE PKWY2025-09$525,0001,99856.2%
2 CARRIAGE LN2026-01$399,0001,79457.4%
126 HILLTOP TRL2025-12$535,0002,06252.3%
8 CARDINAL DR2025-08$700,00049.8%

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