The Fair Share Report

529 Rt 49

Upper, NJ 08270

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

≈ $669,231

Likely range $596,896 – $776,608, 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 $669,231 home should be assessed near $379,119.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$530,500

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $151,381 above what the ratio math suggests (39.9%).

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

$13,162/yr
Public schools$9,424
Cape May County$1,892
Town of Upper$1,846
Upper average$6,686

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

Town median 55.3%
This home · 79.3%

36%94%

Looks meaningfully over-assessed

Even at the generous end of the range, this home's ratio clears the Chapter 123 appeal line (65.15%) — roughly $3,486/yr at stake. NJ appeals are generally due April 1.

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

AddressSoldPriceSq ftRatio
825 STAGECOACH RD2026-06$881,3302,87958.8%
1838 RT US 9 SO2026-06$775,0003,13866.1%
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%
5 KLAINS LA2026-03$820,0002,61251.5%
1731 RT US 9 SO #952025-01$515,0001,84854.0%
17 DEERFIELD TRL2026-01$640,0002,80157.2%
17 DEERFIELD TRL2025-03$640,0002,80157.2%
9 N COMMONWEALTH AVE2025-01$1,750,0002,29163.3%

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