The Fair Share Report
6 Springbrook Trl
Sparta, NJ 07871
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 $439,718 – $573,970, from 12 comparable Sparta 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 Sparta assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $463,014 home should be assessed near $276,975.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $8,075 below what the ratio math suggests (2.9%).
Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Sparta home
$2.362 Schools · 64% $0.624 County · 17% $0.681 Town · 19%
Step 5 · The bill
This home vs. every recent Sparta sale · assessed ÷ market
39%74%
Paying about right
This home's ratio lands inside Sparta'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 GREEN APPLE CT | 2025-09 | $558,000 | 1,784 | 53.1% |
| 13 GREEN APPLE RD | 2025-06 | $650,000 | 1,740 | 45.1% |
| 52 MANOR SQ | 2026-05 | $484,758 | 1,725 | 50.0% |
| 5 GRIST MILL | 2026-03 | $490,000 | 1,725 | 47.5% |
| 99 SLEEPY HOLLOW | 2026-02 | $399,999 | 1,725 | 57.6% |
| 114 SLEEPY HOLLOW | 2025-11 | $480,000 | 1,725 | 51.1% |
| 69 MANOR SQ | 2025-07 | $470,000 | 1,725 | 51.9% |
| 88 COBBLER SQ | 2025-03 | $469,000 | 1,725 | 48.6% |
| 22 HAYWARD RD | 2025-06 | $700,000 | 1,651 | 45.2% |
| 243 ANDOVER RD | 2025-09 | $490,000 | 1,638 | 54.2% |
| 11 GINGER LN | 2025-11 | $545,000 | 1,852 | 47.6% |
| 9 VALLEY VIEW TRL | 2025-11 | $540,000 | 1,459 | 54.0% |
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