The Fair Share Report

5 E Stuart St

Newton, NJ 07860

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

≈ $195,225

Likely range $185,524 – $247,068, from 5 comparable Newton sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 636 sq ft.

Step 2 · The Director's Ratio

89.64%

The state's official measure of how far Newton assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $195,225 home should be assessed near $175,000.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$205,600

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $30,600 above what the ratio math suggests (17.5%).

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

$2.662 per $100 assessed

$1.310 Schools · 49% $0.420 County · 16% $0.931 Town · 35%

This home's own bill implies $2.482 per $100 — below the general rate, usually a deduction on the bill (senior, veteran, disabled).

Step 5 · The bill

$5,103/yr
Public schools$2,512
Sussex County$805
Town of Newton$1,785
Newton average$9,000

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

Town median 89.1%
This home · 105.3%

71%116%

Paying about right

This home's ratio lands inside Newton'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
63 CARRIAGE LN2025-03$225,000733106.9%
13 SUMMIT AVE2026-01$310,00079879.2%
89 TRINITY ST2026-02$320,0001,09773.2%
32 MASON AVE2026-03$370,00091681.2%
20 MASON AVE2025-04$190,000748159.4%

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