The Fair Share Report

446 Maple Ave

Linden, NJ 07036

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

≈ $495,783

Likely range $469,932 – $512,565, from 12 comparable Linden sales in the past 18 months (home size estimated from assessor data — range widened).

Step 2 · The Director's Ratio

24.64%

The state's official measure of how far Linden assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $495,783 home should be assessed near $122,161.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$145,700

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $23,539 above what the ratio math suggests (19.3%).

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

$7.344 per $100 assessed

$3.319 Schools · 45% $1.310 County · 18% $2.715 Town · 37%

Linden 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 $7.844 per $100 all-in (+$0.500).

Step 5 · The bill

$10,702/yr
Public schools$4,836
Union County$1,909
Town of Linden$3,956
Linden average$9,831

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

Town median 23.3%
This home · 29.4%

13%36%

Looks meaningfully over-assessed

Even at the generous end of the range, this home's ratio clears the Chapter 123 appeal line (28.34%) — roughly $1,729/yr at stake. NJ appeals are generally due April 1.

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

AddressSoldPriceSq ftRatio
2609 GRASSELLI AVE2026-05$325,00026.3%
104 E ELIZABETH AVE #2052026-03$408,0001,25329.2%
909 BERGEN AVE2025-12$640,0001,75822.3%
918 BOWER ST2026-04$635,0001,78824.0%
914 BOWER ST2026-04$635,0001,78824.0%
221 LUTTGEN PL2025-06$570,0001,66024.6%
1010 PASSAIC AVE2025-03$782,50032.2%
102 E ELIZABETH AVE #1042025-09$415,00028.9%
353 DE WITT ST2025-07$621,4001,82026.9%
355 DE WITT ST2025-07$621,4001,82026.9%
625 BACHELLER AVE2025-01$910,0001,33424.2%
901 CLARK ST2025-12$660,0001,34419.5%

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