The Fair Share Report

72 Colt Rd

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.

Step 1 · Market value

≈ $1,990,452

Likely range $1,700,640 – $2,282,113, from 12 comparable Summit sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 2,807 sq ft.

Step 2 · The Director's Ratio

30.81%

The state's official measure of how far Summit assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $1,990,452 home should be assessed near $613,258.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$821,800

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $208,542 above what the ratio math suggests (34.0%).

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

$4.470 per $100 assessed

$2.335 Schools · 52% $1.092 County · 24% $1.043 Town · 23%

This home's own bill implies $4.441 per $100 — below the general rate, usually a deduction on the bill (senior, veteran, disabled).

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

$36,493/yr
Public schools$19,063
Union County$8,915
Town of Summit$8,515
Summit average$19,697

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

Town median 26.5%
This home · 41.3%

16%54%

Looks meaningfully over-assessed

Even at the generous end of the range, this home's ratio clears the Chapter 123 appeal line (35.43%) — roughly $9,322/yr at stake. NJ appeals are generally due April 1.

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

AddressSoldPriceSq ftRatio
8 DUNNDER DR2026-04$2,325,0002,78820.4%
25 SWEETBRIAR RD2025-04$1,600,0002,80032.0%
1 SWEETBRIAR RD2025-03$2,500,0002,73623.8%
16 LITTLE WOLF RD2026-02$1,900,0002,73123.6%
35 BLACKBURN PL2025-05$2,000,0002,65622.6%
25 DOGWOOD DR2026-06$2,999,0003,05319.8%
16 ROTARY DR2025-04$2,051,0002,95930.2%
238 WOODLAND AVE2025-07$1,150,0002,59832.4%
36 DALE DR2026-03$1,100,0002,52937.8%
284 KENT PLACE BLVD2025-06$2,000,0003,07024.8%
29 DRUID HILL RD2025-10$1,999,9992,46029.8%
55 ROTARY DR2025-08$2,150,0003,03225.1%

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