The Fair Share Report
44 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 $380,463 – $604,187, 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 $497,653 home should be assessed near $482,773.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $52,873 below what the ratio math suggests (11.0%).
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 $1.531 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
66%118%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 LAUREL CREST DRIVE | 2025-06 | $510,000 | 1,487 | 98.8% |
| 12 FLAMINGO DRIVE | 2025-01 | $376,000 | 1,320 | 102.6% |
| 33 BLUE JAY COURT | 2026-02 | $350,000 | 1,585 | 95.2% |
| 42 WESTBROOK ROAD | 2025-01 | $600,000 | 1,443 | 100.0% |
| 64 SUNSET DRIVE | 2025-06 | $596,000 | 1,420 | 97.0% |
| 42 OAK TERRACE | 2025-01 | $525,000 | 1,480 | 97.6% |
| 265 RAMTOWN GREENVILLE RD | 2025-04 | $577,000 | 1,480 | 95.2% |
| 35 VIVIAN COURT | 2026-05 | $600,000 | 1,480 | 87.8% |
| 18 EVERGREEN PLACE | 2025-05 | $580,000 | 1,588 | 59.4% |
| 7 CARDINAL LANE | 2026-02 | $385,000 | 1,276 | 99.0% |
| 38 ALAN TERRACE | 2026-04 | $675,000 | 1,480 | 80.3% |
| 854 ADELPHIA-FARMINGDALE | 2025-02 | $400,000 | 1,605 | 93.8% |
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