The Fair Share Report
49 E First St
Howell, NJ 08751
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.
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Step 1 · Market value
Likely range $490,427 – $628,544, from 12 comparable Howell sales in the past 18 months (home size estimated from assessor data — range widened).
Step 2 · The Director's Ratio
The state's official measure of how far Howell assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $516,504 home should be assessed near $501,061.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $89,439 above what the ratio math suggests (17.9%).
Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Howell home
$1.121 Schools · 68% $0.218 County · 13% $0.320 Town · 19%
This home's own bill implies $1.551 per $100 — below the general rate, usually a deduction on the bill (senior, veteran, disabled).
Step 5 · The bill
This home vs. every recent Howell sale · assessed ÷ market
84%126%
Paying about right
This home's ratio lands inside Howell's normal band. The drift hasn't singled it out — no case for a tax appeal.
The evidence · comparable sales (SR1A usable-sale records)
| Address | Sold | Price | Sq ft | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 156 OLD TAVERN ROAD | 2026-05 | $615,000 | 1,673 | 94.5% |
| 302 LANES MILL ROAD | 2025-01 | $525,000 | 1,768 | 96.3% |
| 33 SALEM HILL ROAD | 2025-06 | $568,000 | 1,842 | 102.2% |
| 33 BLUE JAY COURT | 2026-02 | $350,000 | 1,585 | 95.2% |
| 18 EVERGREEN PLACE | 2025-05 | $580,000 | 1,588 | 59.4% |
| 175 VIENNA ROAD | 2025-03 | $768,500 | 2,096 | 98.4% |
| 871 LAKEWOOD FARMINGDALE | 2025-03 | $605,000 | 1,736 | 96.5% |
| 27 LAUREL CREST DRIVE | 2025-06 | $510,000 | 1,487 | 98.8% |
| 8 ABBY ROAD | 2026-03 | $475,000 | 1,640 | 96.1% |
| 27 SAXTON ROAD | 2026-01 | $484,000 | 1,640 | 95.5% |
| 51 SAXTON ROAD | 2025-03 | $485,000 | 1,640 | 99.7% |
| 28 ABBY ROAD | 2025-03 | $475,000 | 1,640 | 99.5% |
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