The Fair Share Report
8 Hampton Rd
Howell, NJ 07731
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 $525,886 – $689,335, from 12 comparable Howell 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 Howell assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $645,549 home should be assessed near $626,247.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $14,053 above what the ratio math suggests (2.2%).
Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Howell home
$1.121 Schools · 68% $0.218 County · 13% $0.320 Town · 19%
This home's own bill implies $1.570 per $100 — below the general rate, usually a deduction on the bill (senior, veteran, disabled).
Step 5 · The bill
This home vs. every recent Howell sale · assessed ÷ market
84%127%
Paying about right
This home's ratio lands inside Howell'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 WESTBROOK ROAD | 2026-02 | $673,350 | 1,642 | 96.0% |
| 88 WESTERN DRIVE | 2025-06 | $550,000 | 1,684 | 102.5% |
| 85 SALEM HILL ROAD | 2025-04 | $655,000 | 1,674 | 100.8% |
| 31 SPRING HILL DRIVE | 2025-02 | $650,000 | 1,642 | 101.8% |
| 5 WESTBROOK ROAD | 2025-04 | $635,000 | 1,635 | 99.8% |
| 23 KINGSPORT DRIVE | 2025-01 | $635,000 | 1,642 | 100.5% |
| 7 STOCKPORT WAY | 2025-04 | $715,000 | 1,674 | 99.7% |
| 31 SOUTHPORT DRIVE | 2026-04 | $700,000 | 1,684 | 85.8% |
| 7 MAPLE LANE | 2026-02 | $550,000 | 1,614 | 90.3% |
| 39 OAK TERRACE | 2026-03 | $560,000 | 1,728 | 107.4% |
| 1 AARON AVENUE | 2025-01 | $625,000 | 1,612 | 97.4% |
| 15 BLAKE DRIVE | 2025-02 | $485,000 | 1,578 | 101.0% |
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