The Fair Share Report

511 First St

Dunellen, NJ 08812

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

≈ $429,245

Likely range $387,719 – $512,590, from 12 comparable Dunellen sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 1,200 sq ft.

Step 2 · The Director's Ratio

97.02%

The state's official measure of how far Dunellen assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $429,245 home should be assessed near $416,453.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$525,300

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $108,847 above what the ratio math suggests (26.1%).

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

$2.448 per $100 assessed

$1.411 Schools · 58% $0.353 County · 14% $0.684 Town · 28%

This home's own bill implies $2.241 per $100 — below the general rate, usually a deduction on the bill (senior, veteran, disabled).

Step 5 · The bill

$11,770/yr
Public schools$6,784
Middlesex County$1,697
Town of Dunellen$3,289
Dunellen average$11,299

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

Town median 98.9%
This home · 122.4%

76%141%

Looks meaningfully over-assessed

Even at the generous end of the range, this home's ratio clears the Chapter 123 appeal line (100.00%) — roughly $2,665/yr at stake. NJ appeals are generally due April 1.

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

AddressSoldPriceSq ftRatio
250 WALNUT ST2025-01$450,0001,28498.9%
51 KLINE PL2025-01$470,0001,08098.9%
211 SO WASHINGTON AVE2025-01$340,0001,328145.6%
401 SANFORD AVE2025-03$405,0001,632118.5%
310 SANFORD AVE2026-03$455,0001,272101.8%
500 SECOND ST2026-05$442,0001,368108.5%
539 MOUNTAINVIEW TERR2026-02$500,0001,11196.7%
622 NO WASHINGTON AVE2025-04$429,0001,28997.9%
641 NORTH AVE2025-01$370,000988100.0%
1790 WEST 4TH ST2025-04$360,0001,479123.9%
117 PEARL PL2025-02$547,0001,45897.8%
733 THIRD ST2026-05$475,0001,11296.6%

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