The Fair Share Report

48 Prentice Ln

Mendham, NJ 07920

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

≈ $875,226

Likely range $805,886 – $1,207,901, from 12 comparable Mendham sales in the past 18 months (home size estimated from assessor data — range widened).

Step 2 · The Director's Ratio

71.81%

The state's official measure of how far Mendham assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $875,226 home should be assessed near $628,500.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$1,051,800

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $423,300 above what the ratio math suggests (67.4%).

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

$2.526 per $100 assessed

$1.661 Schools · 66% $0.302 County · 12% $0.563 Town · 22%

This home's own bill implies $2.046 per $100 — below the general rate, usually a deduction on the bill (senior, veteran, disabled).

Step 5 · The bill

$21,516/yr
Public schools$14,148
Morris County$2,572
Town of Mendham$4,796
Mendham average$17,555

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

Town median 58.7%
This home · 120.2%

43%136%

Looks meaningfully over-assessed

Even at the generous end of the range, this home's ratio clears the Chapter 123 appeal line (82.58%) — roughly $10,693/yr at stake. NJ appeals are generally due April 1.

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

AddressSoldPriceSq ftRatio
2 COUNTY LINE RD2025-07$765,00066.2%
7 HALSTEAD RD2025-02$715,0001,90162.8%
49 HARDSCRABBLE RD2025-03$1,585,0003,48179.2%
200 MOUNTAINSIDE RD2026-01$900,0001,79652.5%
200 MOUNTAINSIDE RD2025-10$645,0001,79673.3%
41 FRANKLIN RD2026-04$1,250,0002,22844.9%
33 MAPLE AVE2025-11$920,0002,36064.0%
38 W MAIN ST2026-05$900,0002,32360.1%
18 DEERFIELD RD2025-01$839,0002,39367.2%
10 BOCKOVEN RD2025-11$849,0002,30463.7%
7 TEMPE WICK RD2026-05$1,177,0002,36144.5%
16 GALWAY DR2026-03$725,0002,29254.8%

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