The Fair Share Report
5 E Whittier Ave
Upper, NJ 08057
The town adjusts for market price changes once a year — but only based on the average price change of all homes in the area. This report checks whether this house's assessment kept pace.
This home's payments are about right
It sits inside Upper's normal range — market price changes haven't singled it out. No case for a tax appeal.
Step 1 · Market value
Likely range $569,293 – $2,236,446, from 12 comparable Upper sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 2,196 sq ft.
Step 2 · The Director's Ratio
The state's official measure of how far Upper assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $672,248 home should be assessed near $380,828.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $149,672 above what the ratio math suggests (39.3%).
Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Upper home
$1.649 Schools · 72% $0.331 County · 14% $0.323 Town · 14%
Step 5 · The bill
This home vs. every recent Upper sale · assessed ÷ market
18%99%
The evidence · comparable sales (SR1A usable-sale records)
| Address | Sold | Price | Sq ft | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 E SUMNER AVE | 2025-03 | $3,100,000 | 2,372 | 33.2% |
| 1731 RT US 9 SO #28 | 2026-03 | $550,000 | 2,002 | 52.2% |
| 1731 RT US 9 SO #25 | 2026-03 | $519,000 | 2,002 | 55.3% |
| 1731 RT US 9 SO #41 | 2025-07 | $480,000 | 2,002 | 62.4% |
| 1731 RT US 9 SO #28 | 2025-06 | $525,000 | 2,002 | 54.6% |
| 1731 RT US 9 SO #122 | 2025-03 | $475,000 | 2,002 | 60.4% |
| 9 N COMMONWEALTH AVE | 2025-01 | $1,750,000 | 2,291 | 63.3% |
| 26 E WEBSTER AVE | 2025-02 | $2,237,500 | 2,313 | 36.8% |
| 1731 RT US 9 SO #95 | 2025-01 | $515,000 | 1,848 | 54.0% |
| 18 E WINTHROP AVE | 2026-04 | $1,850,000 | 1,674 | 37.4% |
| 825 STAGECOACH RD | 2026-06 | $881,330 | 2,879 | 58.8% |
| 2612 S COMMONWEALTH AVE | 2025-01 | $2,820,000 | 2,769 | 26.3% |
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