The Fair Share Report
385 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.
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Step 1 · Market value
Likely range $710,546 – $2,024,857, 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 $934,439 home should be assessed near $558,981.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $205,381 below what the ratio math suggests (36.7%).
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
12%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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 MAPLE PKWY | 2026-06 | $2,135,000 | 2,287 | 34.6% |
| 53 OAKWOOD TRL | 2026-03 | $1,720,000 | 2,270 | 36.6% |
| 42 SOUTH SHORE TRL | 2025-08 | $700,000 | 2,260 | 50.3% |
| 42 MAPLE PKWY | 2025-07 | $1,465,000 | 1,946 | 45.1% |
| 34 EAST SHORE TRL | 2025-07 | $1,750,000 | 2,587 | 38.3% |
| 271 WEST SHORE TRL | 2025-04 | $999,000 | 2,646 | 54.3% |
| 45 TRAFALGAR CT | 2025-06 | $750,000 | 2,492 | 57.1% |
| 39 PROSPER PL | 2026-04 | $735,000 | 2,424 | 57.2% |
| 46 PROSPER PL | 2026-01 | $726,000 | 2,416 | 58.0% |
| 88 STANHOPE RD | 2026-03 | $480,000 | 1,988 | 47.2% |
| 30 SENECA TRL | 2025-08 | $650,000 | 2,242 | 53.3% |
| 26 TENNIS TER | 2025-09 | $585,000 | 2,182 | 52.0% |
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