The Fair Share Report
39 E Second St
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 $604,113 – $740,187, 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 $641,249 home should be assessed near $622,076.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $57,476 below what the ratio math suggests (9.2%).
Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Howell home
$1.121 Schools · 68% $0.218 County · 13% $0.320 Town · 19%
This home's own bill implies $1.572 per $100 — below the general rate, usually a deduction on the bill (senior, veteran, disabled).
Step 5 · The bill
This home vs. every recent Howell sale · assessed ÷ market
71%111%
Keep quiet and enjoy it
This home's assessment ratio sits below the Howell pack — the frozen assessment is treating it kindly. It pays less than a fresh look would charge.
The evidence · comparable sales (SR1A usable-sale records)
| Address | Sold | Price | Sq ft | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US HIGHWAY 9 | 2025-06 | $459,000 | 1,998 | 120.6% |
| 20 SYLVAN BLVD | 2026-05 | $470,000 | 1,884 | 117.8% |
| 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% |
| 63 SUNSET DRIVE | 2025-03 | $639,999 | 2,080 | 99.5% |
| 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% |
| 295 SQUANKUM ROAD | 2025-03 | $529,900 | 1,599 | 88.5% |
| 17 KENSINGTON DRIVE | 2025-04 | $650,000 | 2,063 | 98.8% |
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