The Fair Share Report

449 Rt 517

Vernon, NJ 07428

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

≈ $392,727

Likely range $321,673 – $417,992, from 12 comparable Vernon sales in the past 18 months (home size estimated from assessor data — range widened).

Step 2 · The Director's Ratio

91.94%

The state's official measure of how far Vernon assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $392,727 home should be assessed near $361,073.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$286,400

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $74,673 below what the ratio math suggests (20.7%).

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

$2.345 per $100 assessed

$1.368 Schools · 58% $0.438 County · 19% $0.539 Town · 23%

Step 5 · The bill

$6,716/yr
Public schools$3,918
Sussex County$1,254
Town of Vernon$1,544
Vernon average$7,539

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

Town median 85.5%
This home · 72.9%

63%107%

Paying about right

This home's ratio lands inside Vernon'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
1 SHEBA DR2025-06$435,0001,14485.4%
30 LOUNSBERRY HOLLOW RD2025-11$410,0001,19079.2%
18 PEARY DR2026-05$340,0001,17293.3%
15 VILLAGE WAY, UNIT 52026-02$272,9001,15174.6%
15 LK WALLKILL RD2025-11$385,0001,09275.3%
204 WAWAYANDA ROAD2026-02$225,0001,016105.8%
3 SUSAN CT2025-04$402,0001,31290.8%
16 ANDREA DR2026-02$410,0001,24879.6%
10 CEDAR RIDGE RD N2025-05$460,0001,50068.2%
15 CLOVER LN S2025-03$420,0001,17078.0%
55 LOUNSBERRY HOLLOW RD2026-05$390,0001,14484.3%
161 BREAKNECK RD2025-09$400,00089568.2%

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