The Fair Share Report

64 Downs Ave

Wharton, NJ 07885

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

≈ $569,621

Likely range $520,967 – $713,314, from 12 comparable Wharton sales in the past 18 months (home size estimated from assessor data — range widened).

Step 2 · The Director's Ratio

92.46%

The state's official measure of how far Wharton assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $569,621 home should be assessed near $526,672.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$487,200

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $39,472 below what the ratio math suggests (7.5%).

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

$2.606 per $100 assessed

$1.736 Schools · 67% $0.250 County · 10% $0.620 Town · 24%

This home's own bill implies $2.510 per $100 — below the general rate, usually a deduction on the bill (senior, veteran, disabled).

Step 5 · The bill

$12,227/yr
Public schools$8,145
Morris County$1,173
Town of Wharton$2,909
Wharton average$10,081

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

Town median 84.5%
This home · 85.5%

63%105%

Paying about right

This home's ratio lands inside Wharton's normal band. The drift hasn't singled it out — no case for a tax appeal.

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

AddressSoldPriceSq ftRatio
65 MICHIGAN AVE2025-04$575,0001,92468.6%
33 MEADOW AVE2026-04$600,0002,01183.4%
4 KITCHELL AVE2025-05$525,0002,00794.5%
11 CORNELL ST2025-06$650,0001,80082.1%
40 IRONDALE RD2025-01$451,0001,47185.8%
3 COLUMBIA ST2025-06$580,0001,79279.1%
4 OXFORD RD2025-03$605,0002,29685.6%
34 W DEWEY AVE2025-03$515,0001,85485.2%
9 KITCHELL AVE2025-04$450,0001,59388.3%
4 TERRY LN2026-04$626,0001,60681.0%
528 UPPER WAY2025-06$408,0001,45490.9%
12 ATLANTA PL2025-02$505,0001,36683.8%

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