The Fair Share Report
44 Broad St
Summit, NJ 07901
The town adjusts for market price changes once a year — but only based on the average price change of all homes in the area. This report checks whether this house's assessment kept pace.
Good news — this home pays less than its share
Its assessment sits low relative to what homes like it actually sell for. An appeal would only invite a fresh look at a number working in the owner's favor.
Step 1 · Market value
Likely range $895,330 – $1,473,772, from 12 comparable Summit 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 Summit assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $1,154,338 home should be assessed near $355,652.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $196,552 below what the ratio math suggests (55.3%).
Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Summit home
$2.335 Schools · 52% $1.092 County · 24% $1.043 Town · 23%
Summit also levies a Special Improvement District charge inside its district boundaries — the county roll doesn't say which homes are in it, but a bill's "IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT" line does. District homes pay $4.654 per $100 all-in (+$0.184).
Step 5 · The bill
This home vs. every recent Summit sale · assessed ÷ market
5%41%
The evidence · comparable sales (SR1A usable-sale records)
| Address | Sold | Price | Sq ft | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 ORCHARD STREET | 2025-02 | $618,000 | — | 1.1% |
| 16 LOWELL AVE | 2025-12 | $1,130,000 | 1,625 | 21.5% |
| 16 EDISON DR | 2025-11 | $1,368,000 | 1,787 | 30.6% |
| 1 MILTON AVE | 2026-05 | $980,000 | 1,670 | 24.9% |
| 52 HUNTLEY RD | 2025-05 | $624,000 | 1,654 | 26.2% |
| 24 GREENFIELD AVENUE | 2025-11 | $869,000 | 1,522 | 28.0% |
| 10 HARVEY CT | 2025-09 | $1,212,000 | 1,362 | 27.1% |
| 14 STONY HILL CT | 2025-06 | $1,120,000 | 1,700 | 30.8% |
| 13 HENRY ST | 2025-06 | $900,000 | 1,715 | 30.2% |
| 55 CANOE BROOK PKWY | 2025-07 | $1,200,000 | 1,740 | 22.1% |
| 149 ASHLAND RD | 2025-12 | $999,999 | 1,945 | 35.3% |
| 4 MIDLAND TERR | 2025-11 | $1,485,000 | 1,476 | 22.3% |
Is this your house?
Run your own report →