The Fair Share Report

44 Eakin St

Salem, NJ 08079

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

≈ $157,778

Likely range $103,506 – $195,563, from 12 comparable Salem sales in the past 18 months (home size estimated from assessor data — range widened).

Step 2 · The Director's Ratio

49.82%

The state's official measure of how far Salem assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $157,778 home should be assessed near $78,605.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$52,400

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $26,205 below what the ratio math suggests (33.3%).

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

$8.627 per $100 assessed

$2.297 Schools · 27% $2.023 County · 23% $4.308 Town · 50%

Step 5 · The bill

$4,521/yr
Public schools$1,204
Salem County$1,060
Town of Salem$2,257
Salem average$4,030

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

Town median 36.6%
This home · 33.2%

19%74%

Paying about right

This home's ratio lands inside Salem's normal band. The drift hasn't singled it out — no case for a tax appeal.

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

AddressSoldPriceSq ftRatio
162 SEVENTH ST2025-11$140,0002,06127.1%
210 WESLEY ST2026-01$105,0001,79547.6%
217-219 CHURCH ST2025-07$177,5002,25627.8%
171 SEVENTH ST2025-02$124,0002,06828.1%
127 SEVENTH ST2025-04$170,0002,25629.0%
33 JOHNSON ST2025-09$185,0001,89834.6%
35 WALNUT ST2025-09$180,0002,27833.8%
35 WALNUT ST2025-03$80,0002,27876.0%
217-219 CHURCH ST2025-08$196,1002,25631.6%
67 EIGHTH ST2025-12$210,0001,85722.1%
26 OLIVE ST2026-03$200,0002,16427.2%
10 DAVIS AVE2026-02$249,9002,36129.8%

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