The Fair Share Report
540 E Rd
Middletown, NJ 07718
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 $671,258 – $885,214, from 12 comparable Middletown 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 Middletown assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $746,124 home should be assessed near $733,813.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $19,087 above what the ratio math suggests (2.6%).
Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Middletown home
$0.990 Schools · 61% $0.195 County · 12% $0.429 Town · 27%
This home's own bill implies $1.499 per $100 — below the general rate, usually a deduction on the bill (senior, veteran, disabled).
Step 5 · The bill
This home vs. every recent Middletown sale · assessed ÷ market
80%118%
Paying about right
This home's ratio lands inside Middletown'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 SWARTZEL DR | 2025-04 | $465,000 | 1,747 | 134.7% |
| 16 MAJESTIC AVE | 2025-01 | $853,500 | 1,722 | 99.6% |
| 4 MERCURY ST | 2026-05 | $799,000 | 1,756 | 89.2% |
| 15 THE VISTA | 2025-01 | $820,000 | 1,758 | 98.5% |
| 179 PRISCILLA DR | 2026-06 | $865,000 | 1,756 | 91.4% |
| 8 THOMPSON AVE | 2025-03 | $675,000 | 1,726 | 92.0% |
| 42 DAVID TERR | 2026-03 | $740,000 | 1,744 | 103.9% |
| 42 LINCOLN CIR WEST | 2026-01 | $627,000 | 1,792 | 108.3% |
| 672 HOPPING RD | 2026-01 | $540,578 | 1,764 | 105.0% |
| 6 HIGHVIEW CIR | 2026-05 | $773,000 | 1,812 | 84.0% |
| 6 CLARIDGE DR | 2025-05 | $665,000 | 1,672 | 104.9% |
| 773 NUT SWAMP RD | 2025-06 | $780,000 | 1,878 | 112.1% |
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