The Fair Share Report

57 Second St

Highlands, NJ 07732

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

≈ $373,449

Likely range $322,384 – $388,915, from 12 comparable Highlands sales in the past 18 months (home size estimated from assessor data — range widened).

Step 2 · The Director's Ratio

98.82%

The state's official measure of how far Highlands assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $373,449 home should be assessed near $369,042.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$420,500

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $51,458 above what the ratio math suggests (13.9%).

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

$1.709 per $100 assessed

$0.700 Schools · 41% $0.196 County · 11% $0.813 Town · 48%

This home's own bill implies $1.282 per $100 — below the general rate, usually a deduction on the bill (senior, veteran, disabled).

Step 5 · The bill

$5,390/yr
Public schools$2,208
Monmouth County$618
Town of Highlands$2,564
Highlands average$8,981

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

Town median 99.8%
This home · 112.6%

76%136%

Looks meaningfully over-assessed

Even at the generous end of the range, this home's ratio clears the Chapter 123 appeal line (100.00%) — roughly $879/yr at stake. NJ appeals are generally due April 1.

The evidence · comparable sales (SR1A usable-sale records)

AddressSoldPriceSq ftRatio
51 MATTHEW STREET2026-01$425,000918100.9%
329 SHORE DRIVE D-52025-01$320,00087693.6%
134 LINDEN AVE2025-01$390,0001,152103.2%
330 SHORE DRIVE B-72026-03$318,000814108.5%
WYNDMOOR UNIT E-202026-06$365,000829109.2%
330 SHORE DRIVE E-22026-06$310,000806104.1%
330 SHORE DRIVE A-82026-05$317,000806102.8%
330 SHORE DRIVE A-112025-02$350,00080691.9%
330 SHORE DRIVE B-232025-01$330,000806102.6%
WYNDMOOR UNIT E-162025-06$320,000829120.2%
203 SHORE DRIVE2026-01$499,9001,14079.4%
380 NAVESINK AVENUE2026-02$602,00095476.8%

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