The Fair Share Report
8 Maple Ave
Howell, NJ 07728
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 $561,937 – $662,048, 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 $590,825 home should be assessed near $573,159.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $87,859 below what the ratio math suggests (15.3%).
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 $1.615 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
68%111%
Keep quiet and enjoy it
This home's assessment ratio sits below the Howell pack — the frozen assessment is treating it kindly. It pays less than a fresh look would charge.
The evidence · comparable sales (SR1A usable-sale records)
| Address | Sold | Price | Sq ft | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 PRINCETON DRIVE | 2025-01 | $600,000 | 1,840 | 104.2% |
| 33 SALEM HILL ROAD | 2025-06 | $568,000 | 1,842 | 102.2% |
| 1 COOPER DRIVE | 2025-02 | $560,000 | 1,789 | 99.9% |
| 39 OAK TERRACE | 2026-03 | $560,000 | 1,728 | 107.4% |
| 20 SYLVAN BLVD | 2026-05 | $470,000 | 1,884 | 117.8% |
| 134 DARIEN ROAD | 2026-02 | $560,000 | 1,720 | 104.3% |
| 168 RAMTOWN GREENVILLE RD | 2026-02 | $880,000 | 1,748 | 82.0% |
| 43 WESTBROOK ROAD | 2026-06 | $660,000 | 1,932 | 96.2% |
| 9 BRUNSWICK CIRCLE | 2025-05 | $665,000 | 1,728 | 100.8% |
| 85 SALEM HILL ROAD | 2025-04 | $655,000 | 1,674 | 100.8% |
| 88 WESTERN DRIVE | 2025-06 | $550,000 | 1,684 | 102.5% |
| 52 NEWBURY ROAD | 2025-06 | $700,000 | 1,944 | 98.7% |
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