The Fair Share Report
87 Springbrook Trl
Sparta, NJ 07871
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 $306,638 – $385,417, from 12 comparable Sparta sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 740 sq ft.
Step 2 · The Director's Ratio
The state's official measure of how far Sparta assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $352,989 home should be assessed near $211,158.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $11,158 below what the ratio math suggests (5.3%).
Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Sparta home
$2.362 Schools · 64% $0.624 County · 17% $0.681 Town · 19%
Step 5 · The bill
This home vs. every recent Sparta sale · assessed ÷ market
39%74%
Paying about right
This home's ratio lands inside Sparta'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 OAK TREE LN | 2026-06 | $375,000 | 720 | 36.1% |
| 29 OAK TREE LN | 2025-04 | $232,000 | 720 | 58.3% |
| 285 HOUSES CORNER RD | 2025-02 | $331,500 | 800 | 40.6% |
| 3 KENNEDY PL | 2025-04 | $432,000 | 888 | 44.0% |
| 249 WEST SHORE TRL | 2025-09 | $450,000 | 845 | 47.2% |
| 21 OAK TREE LN | 2025-02 | $360,000 | 825 | 40.4% |
| 146 HILLSIDE RD | 2026-01 | $460,000 | 750 | 44.5% |
| 146 HILLSIDE RD | 2025-04 | $390,000 | 750 | 52.5% |
| 19 EAST SHORE TRL | 2025-08 | $604,000 | 962 | 34.7% |
| 53 CASTLEWOOD TRL | 2026-02 | $415,000 | 870 | 50.9% |
| 72 SPRINGBROOK TRL | 2025-11 | $411,000 | 864 | 53.8% |
| 112 HILLTOP TRL | 2025-02 | $325,000 | 800 | 56.9% |
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