The Fair Share Report

67 Eighth St

Salem, NJ 08079

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

≈ $145,768

Likely range $126,143 – $181,004, from 12 comparable Salem sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 1,857 sq ft.

Step 2 · The Director's Ratio

49.82%

The state's official measure of how far Salem assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $145,768 home should be assessed near $72,622.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$46,400

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $26,222 below what the ratio math suggests (36.1%).

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

$8.627 per $100 assessed

$2.297 Schools · 27% $2.023 County · 23% $4.308 Town · 50%

Step 5 · The bill

$4,003/yr
Public schools$1,066
Salem County$939
Town of Salem$1,999
Salem average$4,030

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

Town median 36.6%
This home · 31.8%

19%74%

Paying about right

This home's ratio lands inside Salem'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
293 PEARL ST2025-06$210,0001,79225.1%
91 SEVENTH ST2025-02$142,0001,80930.9%
210 WESLEY ST2026-01$105,0001,79547.6%
33 JOHNSON ST2025-09$185,0001,89834.6%
304 E BROADWAY2025-06$134,0001,59638.6%
220 JOHNSON ST2025-12$110,0001,59254.2%
200 N UNION ST2026-04$207,5001,68628.9%
200 N UNION ST2025-11$115,0001,68652.2%
162 SEVENTH ST2025-11$140,0002,06127.1%
127 SEVENTH ST2025-04$170,0002,25629.0%
334 CRAVEN AVE2025-10$116,0001,84369.1%
236 CHURCH ST2025-01$50,0002,39438.6%

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