The Fair Share Report

46 Second St

Highlands, NJ 07732

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

≈ $469,290

Likely range $331,260 – $639,135, from 12 comparable Highlands sales in the past 18 months (home size estimated from assessor data — range widened).

Step 2 · The Director's Ratio

98.82%

The state's official measure of how far Highlands assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $469,290 home should be assessed near $463,752.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$483,800

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $20,048 above what the ratio math suggests (4.3%).

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

$1.709 per $100 assessed

$0.700 Schools · 41% $0.196 County · 11% $0.813 Town · 48%

This home's own bill implies $1.336 per $100 — below the general rate, usually a deduction on the bill (senior, veteran, disabled).

Step 5 · The bill

$6,462/yr
Public schools$2,647
Monmouth County$741
Town of Highlands$3,074
Highlands average$8,981

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

Town median 99.8%
This home · 103.1%

70%151%

Paying about right

This home's ratio lands inside Highlands'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
230 BAY AVENUE2026-04$360,0001,134115.7%
134 LINDEN AVE2025-01$390,0001,152103.2%
69 FOURTH STREET2026-01$481,3001,082100.0%
52 WASHINGTON AVENUE2026-04$750,0001,28067.2%
203 SHORE DRIVE2026-01$499,9001,14079.4%
45 PORTLAND ROAD2025-03$475,0001,440108.2%
227 SHORE DRIVE2025-04$615,0001,02496.5%
51 MATTHEW STREET2026-01$425,000918100.9%
100 NAVESINK AVE 12026-03$417,0001,05690.9%
251 BAY AVENUE2026-04$571,00099293.7%
30 OCEAN AVENUE2025-05$600,0001,242100.0%
20 CEDAR STREET #62025-02$475,0001,074101.7%

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