The Fair Share Report
72 Central Ave
Montclair, NJ 07042
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 $658,026 – $1,205,722, from 12 comparable Montclair sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 1,973 sq ft.
Step 2 · The Director's Ratio
The state's official measure of how far Montclair assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $1,059,919 home should be assessed near $596,310.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $57,110 below what the ratio math suggests (9.6%).
Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Montclair home
$2.019 Schools · 57% $0.575 County · 16% $0.922 Town · 26%
Step 5 · The bill
This home vs. every recent Montclair sale · assessed ÷ market
33%87%
Paying about right
This home's ratio lands inside Montclair'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 NISHUANE ROAD | 2025-06 | $805,000 | 1,967 | 47.3% |
| 20 COLUMBUS AVENUE | 2026-06 | $1,200,000 | 1,985 | 52.2% |
| 9 EMERSON PLACE | 2025-04 | $1,200,000 | 1,913 | 50.5% |
| 5 CANTERBURY DRIVE | 2026-04 | $1,025,000 | 1,908 | 37.2% |
| 166 LINCOLN STREET | 2025-09 | $707,500 | 1,920 | 49.1% |
| 5 FRANKLIN AVENUE | 2026-01 | $610,000 | 1,829 | 57.5% |
| 14 WARD PLACE | 2025-10 | $685,000 | 2,100 | 51.1% |
| 43 ALEXANDER AVENUE | 2025-02 | $700,000 | 2,041 | 60.5% |
| 601 UP. MOUNTAIN AVENUE | 2025-02 | $1,110,799 | 1,812 | 51.4% |
| 101 HADDON PLACE | 2025-04 | $1,050,000 | 1,918 | 61.0% |
| 10 LINDEN AVENUE | 2025-02 | $640,000 | 2,200 | 52.3% |
| 401 NO. FULLERTON AVENUE | 2025-10 | $1,450,000 | 2,132 | 48.1% |
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