The Fair Share Report
4 Locust Dr
Helmetta, NJ 08828
The town catches up with market prices only once a year — and only on average. This report checks whether this house's assessment kept pace.
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This home's payments are about right
It sits inside Helmetta's normal range — market price changes haven't singled it out. No case for a tax appeal.
Step 1 · Market value
Likely range $317,079 – $386,376, from 12 comparable Helmetta 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 Helmetta assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $343,643 home should be assessed near $190,722.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $13,578 above what the ratio math suggests (7.1%).
Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Helmetta home
$2.120 Schools · 60% $0.601 County · 17% $0.836 Town · 24%
Step 5 · The bill
This home vs. every recent Helmetta sale · assessed ÷ market
36%70%
The evidence · comparable sales (SR1A usable-sale records)
| Address | Sold | Price | Sq ft | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 117 MAIN ST | 2025-05 | $250,000 | 1,368 | 95.7% |
| 23 OLD FORGE ROAD | 2026-03 | $311,250 | 1,296 | 66.1% |
| 1 WASHINGTON AVE. | 2025-11 | $427,000 | 1,056 | 46.6% |
| 908 MEADOW CT. | 2026-01 | $338,000 | 1,198 | 42.4% |
| 27 RAILROAD AVE | 2026-01 | $343,000 | 1,056 | 53.5% |
| 1305 STONERIDGE CIR. | 2026-05 | $360,000 | 1,198 | 39.8% |
| 312 RAINTREE CT. | 2026-04 | $332,000 | 1,198 | 43.2% |
| 1109 STONERIDGE CIR. | 2025-11 | $315,000 | 1,198 | 45.5% |
| 303 RAINTREE CT. | 2025-09 | $356,000 | 1,198 | 42.4% |
| 907 MEADOW COURT | 2025-08 | $318,500 | 1,198 | 45.0% |
| 2701 RIDGEFIELD CT. | 2025-08 | $365,000 | 1,198 | 43.2% |
| 2708 RIDGEFIELD CT. | 2025-06 | $325,000 | 1,198 | 44.1% |
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