The Fair Share Report
53 E Fourth St
Howell, NJ 07731
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.
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Step 1 · Market value
Likely range $387,842 – $565,178, from 12 comparable Howell sales in the past 18 months (home size estimated from assessor data — range widened).
Step 2 · The Director's Ratio
The state's official measure of how far Howell assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $499,045 home should be assessed near $484,124.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $67,624 below what the ratio math suggests (14.0%).
Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Howell home
$1.121 Schools · 68% $0.218 County · 13% $0.320 Town · 19%
This home's own bill implies $1.526 per $100 — below the general rate, usually a deduction on the bill (senior, veteran, disabled).
Step 5 · The bill
This home vs. every recent Howell sale · assessed ÷ market
68%113%
Paying about right
This home's ratio lands inside Howell's normal band. The drift hasn't singled it out — no case for a tax appeal.
The evidence · comparable sales (SR1A usable-sale records)
| Address | Sold | Price | Sq ft | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 PROVIDENCE LANE | 2025-05 | $565,000 | 1,426 | 100.3% |
| 27 LAUREL CREST DRIVE | 2025-06 | $510,000 | 1,487 | 98.8% |
| 12 FLAMINGO DRIVE | 2025-01 | $376,000 | 1,320 | 102.6% |
| 10 PLYMOUTH DRIVE | 2025-01 | $590,000 | 1,463 | 98.3% |
| 90 SMITH STREET | 2026-02 | $525,000 | 1,344 | 97.2% |
| 19 VIRGINIA DRIVE | 2026-03 | $585,000 | 1,496 | 22.4% |
| 6 CANARY CIRCLE | 2025-06 | $331,000 | 1,276 | 103.4% |
| 6 PELICAN ROAD | 2025-04 | $410,000 | 1,276 | 97.7% |
| 15 SWAN ROAD | 2025-01 | $350,000 | 1,276 | 104.1% |
| 33 BLUE JAY COURT | 2026-02 | $350,000 | 1,585 | 95.2% |
| 15 STANDISH DRIVE | 2026-06 | $537,000 | 1,528 | 105.5% |
| 7 CARDINAL LANE | 2026-02 | $385,000 | 1,276 | 99.0% |
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