The Fair Share Report

43 Redwood

Upper, NJ 08270

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

≈ $446,757

Likely range $382,096 – $473,904, from 12 comparable Upper sales in the past 18 months (home size estimated from assessor data — range widened).

Step 2 · The Director's Ratio

56.65%

The state's official measure of how far Upper assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $446,757 home should be assessed near $253,088.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$116,900

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $136,188 below what the ratio math suggests (53.8%).

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

$2.303 per $100 assessed

$1.649 Schools · 72% $0.331 County · 14% $0.323 Town · 14%

Step 5 · The bill

$2,824/yr
Public schools$2,022
Cape May County$406
Town of Upper$396
Upper average$6,686

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

Town median 55.3%
This home · 26.2%

19%79%

Keep quiet and enjoy it

This home's assessment ratio sits below the Upper pack — the frozen assessment is treating it kindly. It pays less than a fresh look would charge.

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

AddressSoldPriceSq ftRatio
1731 RT US 9 SO #952025-01$515,0001,84854.0%
6 SEASOUNDS AVE2026-05$371,0001,75261.9%
1731 RT US 9 SO #282026-03$550,0002,00252.2%
1731 RT US 9 SO #252026-03$519,0002,00255.3%
1731 RT US 9 SO #412025-07$480,0002,00262.4%
1731 RT US 9 SO #282025-06$525,0002,00254.6%
1731 RT US 9 SO #1222025-03$475,0002,00260.4%
601 SECOND AVE2025-12$430,0001,66863.5%
151 READING AVE2025-05$305,0001,72857.8%
90 SCHOOL HOUSE LA2025-05$495,0001,84546.6%
11 RED OAK DR2025-12$425,0001,80650.9%
656 STAGECOACH RD2025-05$610,0001,91441.6%

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