The Fair Share Report

849 Rt 50

Upper, NJ 08270

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

≈ $493,122

Likely range $400,210 – $530,944, from 12 comparable Upper sales in the past 18 months (home size estimated from assessor data — range widened).

Step 2 · The Director's Ratio

56.65%

The state's official measure of how far Upper assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $493,122 home should be assessed near $279,354.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$195,900

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $83,454 below what the ratio math suggests (29.9%).

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

$2.303 per $100 assessed

$1.649 Schools · 72% $0.331 County · 14% $0.323 Town · 14%

Step 5 · The bill

$4,860/yr
Public schools$3,480
Cape May County$699
Town of Upper$682
Upper average$6,686

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

Town median 55.3%
This home · 39.7%

31%79%

Keep quiet and enjoy it

This home's assessment ratio sits below the Upper 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)

AddressSoldPriceSq ftRatio
10 MEADOWLARK RD2026-05$469,0001,85649.4%
8 SHEILA AVE2025-10$410,0001,68456.3%
90 SCHOOL HOUSE LA2025-05$495,0001,84546.6%
12 ASHCROFT AVE2026-01$553,0001,94350.1%
11 WHIPPOORWILL DR2026-06$328,0001,94081.0%
3 BEESLEYS PL2026-05$445,0001,95056.2%
43 WEXTON DR2025-07$399,0001,75861.2%
10 LUKE CT2025-07$568,5001,76459.0%
705 RT US 9 SO2026-01$499,9001,85047.6%
22 RED CLOVER DR2026-06$640,0002,22050.1%
656 STAGECOACH RD2025-05$610,0001,91441.6%
1731 RT US 9 SO #952025-01$515,0001,84854.0%

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