The Fair Share Report

516 Rt 9 Unit C 1

Upper, NJ 08053

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

≈ $452,854

Likely range $419,163 – $776,475, from 12 comparable Upper sales in the past 18 months (home size estimated from assessor data — range widened).

Step 2 · The Director's Ratio

56.65%

The state's official measure of how far Upper assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $452,854 home should be assessed near $256,542.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$65,800

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $190,742 below what the ratio math suggests (74.4%).

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

$2.303 per $100 assessed

$1.649 Schools · 72% $0.331 County · 14% $0.323 Town · 14%

Step 5 · The bill

$1,590/yr
Public schools$1,138
Cape May County$228
Town of Upper$223
Upper average$6,686

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

Town median 55.3%
This home · 14.5%

3%79%

Keep quiet and enjoy it

This home's assessment ratio sits below the Upper 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
18 E WINTHROP AVE2026-04$1,850,0001,67437.4%
1731 RT US 9 SO #952025-01$515,0001,84854.0%
8 REDWISH AVE2025-06$675,0001,54641.8%
344 ESSEX AVE2026-04$410,0001,46451.8%
30 E WILLARD AVE2026-01$2,500,0001,50732.0%
5 E SUMNER AVE2026-04$1,660,0001,60840.2%
1731 RT US 9 SO #282026-03$550,0002,00252.2%
1731 RT US 9 SO #252026-03$519,0002,00255.3%
1731 RT US 9 SO #412025-07$480,0002,00262.4%
1731 RT US 9 SO #282025-06$525,0002,00254.6%
1731 RT US 9 SO #1222025-03$475,0002,00260.4%
16 HOLLYBERRY LA2025-10$610,0001,80850.2%

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