The Fair Share Report
43 E First St
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 $406,693 – $594,866, 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 $525,198 home should be assessed near $509,495.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $41,195 below what the ratio math suggests (8.1%).
Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Howell home
$1.121 Schools · 68% $0.218 County · 13% $0.320 Town · 19%
This home's own bill implies $1.509 per $100 — below the general rate, usually a deduction on the bill (senior, veteran, disabled).
Step 5 · The bill
This home vs. every recent Howell sale · assessed ÷ market
73%121%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 RAPPLEYEA ROAD | 2026-04 | $639,000 | 1,504 | 78.2% |
| 126 LOCUST AVENUE | 2025-05 | $510,000 | 1,443 | 95.2% |
| 174 RAMTOWN GREENVILLE RD | 2026-03 | $658,000 | 1,512 | 108.0% |
| 1024 WEST FARMS ROAD | 2025-05 | $300,000 | 1,596 | 101.4% |
| 241 MIDLAND BLVD | 2025-05 | $425,000 | 1,488 | 100.1% |
| 127 LOCUST AVE | 2025-03 | $525,000 | 1,378 | 101.1% |
| 218 ADELPHIA ROAD | 2026-01 | $518,000 | 1,668 | 103.6% |
| 314 WEST FARMS RD | 2025-04 | $600,000 | 1,284 | 97.7% |
| 22 KENMORE ROAD | 2026-02 | $575,000 | 1,462 | 93.9% |
| 27 LAUREL CREST DRIVE | 2025-06 | $510,000 | 1,487 | 98.8% |
| 2 WESTWOOD DRIVE | 2025-03 | $480,000 | 1,521 | 108.4% |
| 243 SUNSET LANE | 2025-02 | $530,000 | 1,428 | 97.0% |
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