The Fair Share Report

53 S Third St

Salem, NJ 08079

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

≈ $68,424

Likely range $41,590 – $79,344, from 12 comparable Salem sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 668 sq ft.

Step 2 · The Director's Ratio

49.82%

The state's official measure of how far Salem assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $68,424 home should be assessed near $34,089.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$23,800

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $10,289 below what the ratio math suggests (30.2%).

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

$8.627 per $100 assessed

$2.297 Schools · 27% $2.023 County · 23% $4.308 Town · 50%

Step 5 · The bill

$2,053/yr
Public schools$547
Salem County$481
Town of Salem$1,025
Salem average$4,030

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

Town median 36.6%
This home · 34.8%

19%74%

Paying about right

This home's ratio lands inside Salem'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
91 YORKE ST2025-09$110,00092036.6%
5 OLIVE ST2026-02$105,00088432.3%
51 S THIRD ST2025-09$210,0001,34821.4%
28 CHESTNUT ST2025-08$118,0001,15236.0%
31 UNION ST2025-07$200,00019.7%
24 ELM ST2026-02$65,0001,04450.0%
26 SEVENTH ST2026-02$60,0001,12847.0%
10-10 1/2 WALNUT ST2025-12$150,00057.2%
99 CHESTNUT ST2025-04$68,7501,03236.5%
103 HUBBELL AVE2025-11$138,00086217.7%
103 HUBBELL AVE2025-03$50,00086248.8%
14 SEVENTH ST2025-09$70,0001,17638.9%

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