The Fair Share Report
6 Birch Rd
Alpine, NJ 07620
The town adjusts for market price changes once a year — but only based on the average price change of all homes in the area. This report checks whether this house's assessment kept pace.
This home's payments are about right
It sits inside Alpine's normal range — market price changes haven't singled it out. No case for a tax appeal.
Step 1 · Market value
Likely range $2,272,973 – $3,992,962, from 10 comparable Alpine 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 Alpine assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $3,237,450 home should be assessed near $3,115,722.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $389,922 below what the ratio math suggests (12.5%).
Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Alpine home
$0.382 Schools · 46% $0.246 County · 29% $0.209 Town · 25%
Step 5 · The bill
This home vs. every recent Alpine sale · assessed ÷ market
47%125%
The evidence · comparable sales (SR1A usable-sale records)
| Address | Sold | Price | Sq ft | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 497 HILLSIDE AVENUE | 2025-04 | $3,450,000 | 5,470 | 80.1% |
| 19 ALLISON ROAD | 2025-11 | $1,600,000 | 6,988 | 335.9% |
| 9 MARIE MAJOR DRIVE | 2025-03 | $3,675,000 | 5,247 | 80.0% |
| 11 SHERWOOD COURT | 2026-03 | $4,000,000 | 5,366 | 68.1% |
| 16 DOGWOOD LANE | 2025-02 | $7,250,000 | 8,096 | 55.9% |
| 24 TULIP TREE LANE | 2026-06 | $4,250,000 | 6,612 | 74.5% |
| 35 DOGWOOD LANE | 2025-01 | $1,600,000 | 3,304 | 96.0% |
| 4 DUCK POND ROAD | 2026-06 | $7,300,000 | 7,748 | 73.4% |
| 11 MARGO WAY | 2025-07 | $4,860,000 | 9,027 | 107.8% |
| 35 TIMBERLINE DRIVE | 2025-04 | $4,400,000 | 9,437 | 119.1% |
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