The Fair Share Report

400 Cherry Ln

Mendham, NJ 07945

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

≈ $1,156,903

Likely range $737,981 – $1,341,659, from 12 comparable Mendham sales in the past 18 months (home size estimated from assessor data — range widened).

Step 2 · The Director's Ratio

71.81%

The state's official measure of how far Mendham assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $1,156,903 home should be assessed near $830,772.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$1,255,000

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $424,228 above what the ratio math suggests (51.1%).

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

$2.526 per $100 assessed

$1.661 Schools · 66% $0.302 County · 12% $0.563 Town · 22%

Step 5 · The bill

$31,701/yr
Public schools$20,846
Morris County$3,790
Town of Mendham$7,066
Mendham average$17,555

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

Town median 58.7%
This home · 108.5%

43%176%

Looks meaningfully over-assessed

Even at the generous end of the range, this home's ratio clears the Chapter 123 appeal line (82.58%) — roughly $10,716/yr at stake. NJ appeals are generally due April 1.

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

AddressSoldPriceSq ftRatio
49 HARDSCRABBLE RD2025-03$1,585,0003,48179.2%
2 COUNTY LINE RD2025-07$765,00066.2%
2 BRIDGE ST2025-03$650,0002,91586.3%
3 NEW ST2026-05$1,342,5003,13449.9%
44 E MAIN ST2025-04$1,275,0003,13760.5%
301 HILLTOP RD2026-05$1,375,0004,20783.6%
9 HAMPTON RD2025-01$1,499,0003,90751.4%
30 E MAIN ST2025-05$550,0003,172104.5%
2 QUIMBY LN2025-12$1,080,0003,10573.3%
7 HALSTEAD RD2025-02$715,0001,90162.8%
23 DRAKE RD2025-09$1,100,0002,91956.6%
48 MAPLE AVE2026-05$1,300,0002,91250.3%

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