The Fair Share Report

717 E Ave

Bay Head, NJ 07450

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

≈ $5,498,062

Likely range $4,224,369 – $6,875,308, from 9 comparable Bay Head sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 4,026 sq ft.

Step 2 · The Director's Ratio

56.09%

The state's official measure of how far Bay Head assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $5,498,062 home should be assessed near $3,083,863.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$6,168,200

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $3,084,337 above what the ratio math suggests (100.0%).

Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Bay Head home

$1.104 per $100 assessed

$0.251 Schools · 23% $0.576 County · 52% $0.277 Town · 25%

Step 5 · The bill

$68,159/yr
Public schools$15,496
Ocean County$35,561
Town of Bay Head$17,101
Bay Head average$18,045

This home vs. every recent Bay Head sale · assessed ÷ market

Town median 48.8%
This home · 112.2%

30%151%

Looks meaningfully over-assessed

Even at the generous end of the range, this home's ratio clears the Chapter 123 appeal line (64.50%) — roughly $34,051/yr at stake. NJ appeals are generally due April 1.

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

AddressSoldPriceSq ftRatio
829 EAST AVE2025-11$11,500,0006,02350.5%
858 CLAYTON AVE2025-04$6,100,0003,57267.2%
750 EAST AVE2026-02$4,650,0003,40556.6%
26 BRIDGE AVE2025-07$4,700,0003,42143.3%
340 MAIN AVE2025-09$2,186,0002,70043.1%
603 LAKE AVE2025-05$3,950,0003,53034.1%
630 MAIN AVE2025-07$2,340,0002,32849.8%
842 EAST AVE2025-08$4,500,0003,60160.5%
824 MAIN AVE2026-04$3,098,5002,95341.6%

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