The Fair Share Report

5 Grenada Pl

Montclair, NJ 07042

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

≈ $1,056,120

Likely range $914,474 – $1,114,201, from 12 comparable Montclair sales in the past 18 months (home size estimated from assessor data — range widened).

Step 2 · The Director's Ratio

56.26%

The state's official measure of how far Montclair assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $1,056,120 home should be assessed near $594,173.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$357,500

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $236,673 below what the ratio math suggests (39.8%).

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

$3.516 per $100 assessed

$2.019 Schools · 57% $0.575 County · 16% $0.922 Town · 26%

Step 5 · The bill

$12,570/yr
Public schools$7,218
Essex County$2,056
Town of Montclair$3,296
Montclair average$22,487

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

Town median 49.3%
This home · 33.9%

27%70%

Keep quiet and enjoy it

This home's assessment ratio sits below the Montclair pack — the frozen assessment is treating it kindly. It pays less than a fresh look would charge.

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

AddressSoldPriceSq ftRatio
42 CAROLIN ROAD2026-05$1,320,0001,76448.9%
601 UP. MOUNTAIN AVENUE2025-02$1,110,7991,81251.4%
6 FRANKLIN AVENUE2026-06$755,0001,68044.4%
5 FRANKLIN AVENUE2026-01$610,0001,82957.5%
45 GODFREY ROAD2026-01$1,100,0001,80055.5%
7 GRAHAM TERRACE2025-07$1,225,0001,65431.4%
31 GRENADA PLACE2025-06$900,0001,65450.9%
17 GARDINER PLACE2025-02$730,0001,87250.1%
9 EMERSON PLACE2025-04$1,200,0001,91350.5%
29 NORWOOD AVENUE2026-05$999,9991,64757.6%
10 GRAHAM TERRACE2025-05$970,0001,61836.3%
153 ALEXANDER AVENUE2025-04$1,400,0001,81446.2%

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