The Fair Share Report

72 Summit Ave

Hanover, NJ 07927

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

≈ $581,951

Likely range $397,917 – $618,498, from 12 comparable Hanover sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 1,228 sq ft.

Step 2 · The Director's Ratio

69.39%

The state's official measure of how far Hanover assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $581,951 home should be assessed near $403,816.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$543,300

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $139,484 above what the ratio math suggests (34.5%).

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

$2.051 per $100 assessed

$1.207 Schools · 59% $0.314 County · 15% $0.529 Town · 26%

Step 5 · The bill

$11,980/yr
Public schools$7,053
Morris County$1,835
Town of Hanover$3,091
Hanover average$8,800

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

Town median 55.3%
This home · 93.4%

41%142%

Looks meaningfully over-assessed

Even at the generous end of the range, this home's ratio clears the Chapter 123 appeal line (79.80%) — roughly $2,861/yr at stake. NJ appeals are generally due April 1.

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

AddressSoldPriceSq ftRatio
1 WOODCREST RD2025-09$699,0001,22245.3%
22 WASHINGTON AVE2025-05$400,0001,14482.3%
41 LEFKE LN2025-11$575,0001,18252.7%
26 HANOVER AVE2025-02$403,7501,24670.5%
15 HORSEHILL RD2025-06$325,0001,33187.0%
47 LEFKE LN2025-12$425,0001,37874.7%
47 LEFKE LN2025-10$340,0001,37893.3%
45 PERRY ST2025-09$690,0001,45652.9%
6 HAMILTON CT2026-02$650,0001,36852.2%
26 BIRCH HILL DR2025-11$806,0001,41646.9%
7 BERKSHIRE ST2025-11$700,0001,43151.3%
201 CAMBRIDGE ST2025-05$550,0001,09261.0%

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