The Fair Share Report

51 E Ave

Washington, NJ 07840

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

≈ $407,682

Likely range $366,890 – $538,241, from 12 comparable Washington sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 1,296 sq ft.

Step 2 · The Director's Ratio

68.81%

The state's official measure of how far Washington assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $407,682 home should be assessed near $280,526.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$208,000

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $72,526 below what the ratio math suggests (25.9%).

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

$3.003 per $100 assessed

$2.143 Schools · 71% $0.320 County · 11% $0.541 Town · 18%

Step 5 · The bill

$6,246/yr
Public schools$4,456
Morris County$665
Town of Washington$1,125
Washington average$13,292

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

Town median 60.2%
This home · 51.0%

33%85%

Paying about right

This home's ratio lands inside Washington'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
97 DRAKESTOWN RD2025-11$425,0001,43952.1%
153 PARKER RD2026-06$530,0001,17642.7%
55 EAST AVE2025-03$510,0001,22841.3%
6 LA BONNTY TRL2025-12$380,0001,20853.5%
40 W MILL RD2025-06$355,0001,25473.8%
177 SCHOOLEYS MTN RD2025-09$355,0001,40466.9%
65 SCHOOLEYS MTN RD2025-04$385,0001,29655.0%
168 OLD TURNPIKE RD2025-01$425,0001,62562.7%
6 N MAPLE AVE2025-09$576,0001,79960.8%
76 N MT LEBANON RD2025-11$250,0001,04691.9%
84 FAIRVIEW AVE2025-06$475,00086444.7%
123 E SPRINGTOWN RD2025-10$545,0001,23647.0%

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