The Fair Share Report
43 E Second 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 $455,574 – $605,862, 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 $563,032 home should be assessed near $546,197.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $89,097 below what the ratio math suggests (16.3%).
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 $1.542 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
70%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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 WESTWOOD DRIVE | 2025-03 | $480,000 | 1,521 | 108.4% |
| 22 KENMORE ROAD | 2026-02 | $575,000 | 1,462 | 93.9% |
| 31 RAPPLEYEA ROAD | 2026-04 | $639,000 | 1,504 | 78.2% |
| 243 SUNSET LANE | 2025-02 | $530,000 | 1,428 | 97.0% |
| 265 RAMTOWN GREENVILLE RD | 2025-04 | $577,000 | 1,480 | 95.2% |
| 241 MIDLAND BLVD | 2025-05 | $425,000 | 1,488 | 100.1% |
| 295 SQUANKUM ROAD | 2025-03 | $529,900 | 1,599 | 88.5% |
| 5 BIRCH BOULEVARD | 2026-04 | $585,000 | 1,419 | 60.1% |
| 806 WEST FARMS ROAD | 2026-02 | $490,000 | 1,576 | 89.5% |
| 13 HEMLOCK ROAD | 2025-01 | $515,000 | 1,600 | 102.7% |
| 15 BLAKE DRIVE | 2025-02 | $485,000 | 1,578 | 101.0% |
| 17 NORTH LONGVIEW ROAD | 2026-01 | $620,000 | 1,569 | 104.1% |
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