The Fair Share Report
39 Forest Dr
Jackson, NJ 08527
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 $593,241 – $867,552, from 12 comparable Jackson sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 2,213 sq ft.
Step 2 · The Director's Ratio
The state's official measure of how far Jackson assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $678,514 home should be assessed near $674,443.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $25,743 below what the ratio math suggests (3.8%).
Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Jackson home
$0.781 Schools · 56% $0.320 County · 23% $0.284 Town · 21%
Step 5 · The bill
This home vs. every recent Jackson sale · assessed ÷ market
69%118%
Paying about right
This home's ratio lands inside Jackson'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 555 E VETERANS HIGHWAY | 2025-09 | $560,000 | 2,255 | 117.7% |
| 291 NEW CENTRAL AVENUE | 2025-11 | $1,190,000 | 2,260 | 53.8% |
| 1 BUXTON ROAD | 2025-08 | $875,000 | 2,232 | 81.2% |
| 11 S LAKEVIEW DRIVE | 2025-04 | $508,500 | 2,080 | 103.4% |
| 5 PARTREE ROAD | 2025-10 | $625,000 | 2,136 | 105.8% |
| 1272 ALDRICH ROAD | 2025-11 | $515,000 | 1,908 | 103.9% |
| 2 PRINCETON DRIVE | 2025-12 | $855,000 | 2,000 | 94.9% |
| 590 CHALLENGER WAY | 2025-09 | $550,000 | 2,054 | 100.3% |
| 11 MURDOCK PLACE | 2026-02 | $630,000 | 2,006 | 90.8% |
| 1338 W VETERANS HIGHWAY | 2025-07 | $639,000 | 2,182 | 105.4% |
| 2 ZIMM LANE | 2026-03 | $655,000 | 2,106 | 88.3% |
| 5 BUXTON ROAD | 2025-06 | $650,000 | 2,120 | 107.3% |
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