The Fair Share Report
7 Laurel Ave
Summit, NJ 07901
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 $649,633 – $1,956,665, from 12 comparable Summit 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 Summit assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $1,190,453 home should be assessed near $366,779.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $63,121 above what the ratio math suggests (17.2%).
Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Summit home
$2.335 Schools · 52% $1.092 County · 24% $1.043 Town · 23%
This home's own bill implies $3.541 per $100 — well off the general rate. That usually means the town revalued since the last bill.
Summit also levies a Special Improvement District charge inside its district boundaries — the county roll doesn't say which homes are in it, but a bill's "IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT" line does. District homes pay $4.654 per $100 all-in (+$0.184).
Step 5 · The bill
This home vs. every recent Summit sale · assessed ÷ market
16%72%
Paying about right
This home's ratio lands inside Summit'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69 ASHWOOD AVE | 2025-05 | $880,000 | 2,372 | 27.8% |
| 40 ORCHARD STREET | 2025-02 | $618,000 | — | 1.1% |
| 202-202A MORRIS AVENUE | 2025-03 | $620,000 | 2,239 | 33.2% |
| 17 WILLIAM ST | 2025-01 | $1,250,000 | 2,519 | 25.6% |
| 18-18A WALNUT ST | 2025-03 | $800,000 | 2,528 | 30.5% |
| 15 CREST ACRE CT | 2026-04 | $1,499,000 | 2,567 | 51.5% |
| 13 IRVING PL | 2025-03 | $550,000 | 2,432 | 48.2% |
| 47 MOUNTAIN AVE | 2025-05 | $1,299,900 | 2,075 | 25.0% |
| 6 LORRAINE RD | 2026-02 | $1,999,999 | 2,593 | 28.5% |
| 7-9 HENRY ST | 2025-11 | $515,000 | 2,716 | 47.5% |
| 88 BEEKMAN RD | 2026-03 | $1,999,999 | 2,408 | 21.6% |
| 104 PINE GROVE AVE | 2025-01 | $1,625,000 | 2,164 | 25.7% |
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