The Fair Share Report

68 Applegate Ave

Monroe, NJ 08831

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

≈ $343,760

Likely range $323,539 – $384,202, from 12 comparable Monroe sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 1,280 sq ft.

Step 2 · The Director's Ratio

53.87%

The state's official measure of how far Monroe assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $343,760 home should be assessed near $185,184.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$13,500

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $171,684 below what the ratio math suggests (92.7%).

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

$2.740 per $100 assessed

$1.535 Schools · 56% $0.608 County · 22% $0.596 Town · 22%

Step 5 · The bill

$388/yr
Public schools$217
Middlesex County$86
Town of Monroe$84
Monroe average$9,247

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

Town median 45.0%
This home · 3.9%

0%67%

Keep quiet and enjoy it

This home's assessment ratio sits below the Monroe pack — the frozen assessment is treating it kindly. It pays less than a fresh look would charge.

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

AddressSoldPriceSq ftRatio
131C BALSAM PLAZA2025-08$295,0001,28830.6%
517B HAZEN ROAD2025-08$370,0001,28827.8%
69C PICEA PLAZA2026-06$320,0001,26643.0%
94A SALIX PLAZA2025-12$480,0001,26632.3%
6A ASPEN PLAZA2025-12$359,0001,26639.5%
109B HEMLOCK PLAZA2025-10$380,0001,26635.6%
66B ESSEX ROAD2025-10$320,0001,26643.8%
148B MACLURA PLAZA2025-09$325,0001,26639.6%
106B HEMLOCK PLAZA2025-08$389,0001,26636.6%
104B CHATHAM DRIVE2025-08$335,0001,26640.4%
236A VERNON ROAD2025-07$340,0001,26641.6%
601C MADISON DRIVE2025-06$300,0001,26646.0%

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