The Fair Share Report
8 Pine 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 $267,291 – $338,216, 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 $310,503 home should be assessed near $301,219.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $23,481 above what the ratio math suggests (7.8%).
Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Howell home
$1.121 Schools · 68% $0.218 County · 13% $0.320 Town · 19%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 SUNSET DRIVE | 2026-05 | $360,000 | 900 | 117.3% |
| 51 LINTON CLOSE | 2026-05 | $280,000 | 942 | 134.2% |
| 35 IVY RIDGE CLOSE | 2026-05 | $322,000 | 896 | 99.8% |
| 32 CARNABY CLOSE | 2026-03 | $325,000 | 896 | 98.6% |
| 43 LAKE DRIVE | 2026-05 | $584,000 | 960 | 90.5% |
| 681 ALDRICH ROAD | 2026-03 | $480,000 | 960 | 96.6% |
| 93E HALLS CROFT | 2026-04 | $252,101 | 952 | 88.1% |
| 106E RAGLEY HALL | 2025-04 | $280,000 | 952 | 99.4% |
| 89C THEATRE GARDEN | 2025-03 | $340,000 | 952 | 102.0% |
| 95C HALLS CROFT | 2025-03 | $259,000 | 952 | 101.1% |
| 461 MAGNOLIA COURT | 2026-06 | $325,000 | 964 | 103.2% |
| 402 BROOKVIEW COURT | 2026-06 | $340,000 | 964 | 101.3% |
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