The Fair Share Report

44 Union 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

≈ $117,324

Likely range $89,124 – $151,398, 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 $117,324 home should be assessed near $58,451.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$42,200

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $16,251 below what the ratio math suggests (27.8%).

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

$3,641/yr
Public schools$969
Salem County$854
Town of Salem$1,818
Salem average$4,030

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

Town median 36.6%
This home · 36.0%

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
10-10 1/2 WALNUT ST2025-12$150,00057.2%
210 WESLEY ST2026-01$105,0001,79547.6%
91 SEVENTH ST2025-02$142,0001,80930.9%
293 PEARL ST2025-06$210,0001,79225.1%
67 EIGHTH ST2025-12$210,0001,85722.1%
272 E BROADWAY2026-05$65,0001,50074.3%
339-341 E BROADWAY2025-02$130,0002,28935.5%
171 SEVENTH ST2025-02$124,0002,06828.1%
6 WALNUT ST2026-04$70,0001,76465.7%
304 E BROADWAY2025-06$134,0001,59638.6%
220 JOHNSON ST2025-12$110,0001,59254.2%
200 N UNION ST2026-04$207,5001,68628.9%

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