The Fair Share Report

49 Eckert Ave

Newark, NJ 07112

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

≈ $616,414

Likely range $516,899 – $669,744, from 12 comparable Newark sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 2,616 sq ft.

Step 2 · The Director's Ratio

40.69%

The state's official measure of how far Newark assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $616,414 home should be assessed near $250,819.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$170,300

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $80,519 below what the ratio math suggests (32.1%).

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

$3.999 per $100 assessed

$1.162 Schools · 29% $0.519 County · 13% $2.318 Town · 58%

Step 5 · The bill

$6,810/yr
Public schools$1,979
Essex County$884
Town of Newark$3,948
Newark average$7,640

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

Town median 33.7%
This home · 27.6%

18%58%

Paying about right

This home's ratio lands inside Newark'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
120 S 7TH ST2026-03$615,0002,61044.9%
243 4TH ST2025-02$625,0002,59433.2%
599 S 18TH ST2026-03$480,0002,60033.7%
872-874 S 18TH2025-12$450,0002,72833.9%
8-10 TREACY AVE2026-04$630,0002,53033.6%
85 TILLINGHAST ST2025-07$660,0002,61229.6%
10 SCHUYLER AVE2025-07$535,0002,54829.8%
193-195 SEYMOUR AVE2026-02$670,0002,61742.9%
42 ECKERT AVE2025-09$500,0002,73349.0%
72 N 13TH ST2026-04$830,0002,66717.8%
186 SCHEERER AVE2025-12$525,0002,65737.4%
144-146 MAPES AVE2025-01$625,0002,65738.3%

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