The Fair Share Report

57 Deforest Ave

Summit, NJ 07901

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

≈ $2,685,436

Likely range $2,120,165 – $2,826,262, from 12 comparable Summit sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 3,929 sq ft.

Step 2 · The Director's Ratio

30.81%

The state's official measure of how far Summit assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $2,685,436 home should be assessed near $827,383.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$490,000

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $337,383 below what the ratio math suggests (40.8%).

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

$4.470 per $100 assessed

$2.335 Schools · 52% $1.092 County · 24% $1.043 Town · 23%

Summit also levies a Special Improvement District charge inside its district boundaries — the county roll doesn't say which homes are in it, but a bill's "IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT" line does. District homes pay $4.654 per $100 all-in (+$0.184).

Step 5 · The bill

$21,908/yr
Public schools$11,444
Union County$5,352
Town of Summit$5,112
Summit average$19,697

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

Town median 26.5%
This home · 18.2%

12%41%

Keep quiet and enjoy it

This home's assessment ratio sits below the Summit 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
80 WOODLAND AVE2025-01$3,325,0003,75922.2%
138 MOUNTAIN AVE2025-05$2,300,0003,84627.4%
12-14 GLENSIDE AVE2026-02$990,0002,83826.2%
25 WALNUT ST2025-10$620,0002,96039.8%
26 HAWTHORNE PL2025-04$2,200,0003,13329.6%
166 COLONIAL RD2025-12$2,470,0003,97922.3%
3 BRANTWOOD DR2025-10$2,850,0003,96232.3%
10 LITTLE WOLF RD2025-05$3,055,0003,89823.8%
22-22A WALNUT STREET2025-03$850,0003,66432.8%
100 LARNED RD2025-11$3,200,0003,82121.5%
45 LEWIS AVE2025-08$1,900,0003,52118.2%
159 KENT PLACE BLVD2025-08$2,525,0003,53827.8%

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