The Fair Share Report

539 E Second St

Bound Brook, NJ 08805

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

≈ $609,804

Likely range $517,006 – $669,654, from 12 comparable Bound Brook sales in the past 18 months (home size estimated from assessor data — range widened).

Step 2 · The Director's Ratio

93.26%

The state's official measure of how far Bound Brook assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $609,804 home should be assessed near $568,703.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$374,200

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $194,503 below what the ratio math suggests (34.2%).

Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Bound Brook home

$2.206 per $100 assessed

$1.107 Schools · 50% $0.345 County · 16% $0.753 Town · 34%

This home's own bill implies $2.158 per $100 — below the general rate, usually a deduction on the bill (senior, veteran, disabled).

Step 5 · The bill

$8,075/yr
Public schools$4,054
Somerset County$1,263
Town of Bound Brook$2,758
Bound Brook average$9,877

This home vs. every recent Bound Brook sale · assessed ÷ market

Town median 93.6%
This home · 61.4%

50%111%

Keep quiet and enjoy it

This home's assessment ratio sits below the Bound Brook 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
315 EAST STREET2026-04$389,0001,980105.8%
32 FAIRVIEW AVENUE2025-04$550,0001,65687.3%
206 EAST UNION AVENUE2026-06$540,0002,56280.8%
529 EAST SECOND STREET2025-04$410,0001,44096.5%
713 MOUNTAIN AVENUE2025-05$485,0001,62888.2%
539 WINSOR STREET2025-06$550,0002,28984.9%
110 JOHN STREET2025-06$490,0001,392101.6%
211 HARDY AVENUE2025-01$530,0001,81173.8%
126 WEST HIGH STREET2026-04$615,0002,22889.8%
350 TALMAGE AVENUE2025-05$660,0002,36861.2%
308 CHURCH STREET2026-06$460,0001,58091.8%
46 VAN KEUREN AVENUE2025-04$550,0001,75490.1%

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