The Fair Share Report
4 Bugle Ct
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 $649,686 – $706,887, 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 $666,020 home should be assessed near $646,106.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $31,994 above what the ratio math suggests (5.0%).
Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Howell home
$1.121 Schools · 68% $0.218 County · 13% $0.320 Town · 19%
Step 5 · The bill
This home vs. every recent Howell sale · assessed ÷ market
84%111%
Paying about right
This home's ratio lands inside Howell'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 REVERE COURT | 2025-03 | $655,000 | 1,826 | 100.2% |
| 5 COBBLESTONE COURT | 2025-02 | $700,000 | 1,816 | 100.2% |
| 9 WEYMOUTH DRIVE | 2025-04 | $650,000 | 1,840 | 101.6% |
| 7 COLONIAL COURT | 2026-03 | $715,000 | 1,816 | 92.0% |
| 133 STARLIGHT ROAD | 2026-05 | $660,000 | 1,804 | 98.6% |
| 11 BARRE DRIVE | 2026-06 | $650,000 | 1,762 | 86.9% |
| 30 VIRGINIA DRIVE | 2025-02 | $599,900 | 1,824 | 101.8% |
| 36 APPLETREE ROAD | 2025-06 | $705,000 | 1,856 | 99.7% |
| 14 KIWI LOOP | 2026-03 | $730,000 | 1,872 | 90.3% |
| 32 APPLETREE ROAD | 2026-01 | $651,000 | 1,777 | 96.5% |
| 2 CAPE COURT | 2025-01 | $650,000 | 1,685 | 102.1% |
| 100 SOLOMON STREET | 2026-02 | $563,000 | 1,870 | 99.2% |
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