The Fair Share Report

40 Johnson St

Salem, NJ 08079

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.

Step 1 · Market value

≈ $161,018

Likely range $106,339 – $282,518, from 12 comparable Salem sales in the past 18 months (home size estimated from assessor data — range widened).

Step 2 · The Director's Ratio

49.82%

The state's official measure of how far Salem assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $161,018 home should be assessed near $80,219.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$45,300

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $34,919 below what the ratio math suggests (43.5%).

Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Salem home

$8.627 per $100 assessed

$2.297 Schools · 27% $2.023 County · 23% $4.308 Town · 50%

Step 5 · The bill

$3,908/yr
Public schools$1,041
Salem County$916
Town of Salem$1,952
Salem average$4,030

This home vs. every recent Salem sale · assessed ÷ market

Town median 36.6%
This home · 28.1%

11%74%

Paying about right

This home's ratio lands inside Salem's normal band. The drift hasn't singled it out — no case for a tax appeal.

The evidence · comparable sales (SR1A usable-sale records)

AddressSoldPriceSq ftRatio
453 AFTON DR2025-10$110,0001,49631.6%
447 AFTON DR2025-06$129,9001,51822.8%
190 CHESTNUT ST2025-05$215,0001,58126.8%
183 CROSSLAND AVE2025-12$130,0001,71345.2%
14 HILLCREST AVE2025-12$196,0001,64932.5%
178 COOK AVE2026-06$255,0001,66527.8%
7 DELAWARE DR2025-08$230,0001,38837.2%
179 VICTORY AVE2025-06$125,0001,44940.1%
310 MORRISON AVE2025-06$50,0001,380107.0%
140 WALNUT ST2025-05$60,0001,34456.7%
352 ALLEN AVE2025-12$225,0001,46020.9%
352 ALLEN AVE2025-08$105,0001,46044.8%

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