The Fair Share Report
39 Laura Ave
Downe, NJ 08321
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 $162,000 – $273,000, from 7 comparable Downe sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 756 sq ft.
Step 2 · The Director's Ratio
The state's official measure of how far Downe assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $265,000 home should be assessed near $207,760.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $42,760 below what the ratio math suggests (20.6%).
Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Downe home
$1.454 Schools · 50% $1.070 County · 37% $0.407 Town · 14%
Step 5 · The bill
This home vs. every recent Downe sale · assessed ÷ market
31%107%
Paying about right
This home's ratio lands inside Downe'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 VASSAR AVE | 2026-02 | $273,000 | — | 50.8% |
| 21 VASSAR AVE | 2026-06 | $162,000 | — | 52.0% |
| 256 COVE RD | 2025-06 | $290,000 | 864 | 97.5% |
| 184 LANDING RD | 2025-12 | $256,000 | — | 53.4% |
| 234 MAIN ST | 2025-09 | $265,000 | — | 45.1% |
| 615 OLD BEAVER DAM RD | 2025-01 | $105,000 | 1,110 | 150.1% |
| 146 FORTESCUE RD | 2025-01 | $209,000 | 896 | 61.8% |
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