The Fair Share Report
9 Christopher Ct
Montclair, NJ 07042
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 $1,638,492 – $2,497,987, from 12 comparable Montclair 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 Montclair assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $1,979,818 home should be assessed near $1,113,846.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $75,146 below what the ratio math suggests (6.7%).
Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Montclair home
$2.019 Schools · 57% $0.575 County · 16% $0.922 Town · 26%
Step 5 · The bill
This home vs. every recent Montclair sale · assessed ÷ market
33%70%
Paying about right
This home's ratio lands inside Montclair'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 MT. VERNON ROAD | 2026-05 | $2,701,000 | 3,644 | 43.5% |
| 12 KIPS RIDGE C0012 | 2026-03 | $1,385,000 | 3,709 | 53.1% |
| 19 BRUNSWICK ROAD | 2025-07 | $2,360,000 | 3,766 | 48.3% |
| 43 BRADFORD AVENUE | 2026-02 | $2,000,000 | 3,964 | 61.2% |
| 102 HIGHLAND AVENUE | 2025-06 | $2,250,000 | 3,917 | 55.9% |
| 189 INWOOD AVENUE | 2025-04 | $1,820,000 | 4,178 | 61.7% |
| 70 LLEWELLYN ROAD | 2025-12 | $1,999,999 | 3,996 | 61.8% |
| 34 PLYMOUTH STREET | 2025-03 | $2,425,500 | 4,038 | 36.3% |
| 14 GLENWOOD ROAD | 2025-08 | $1,984,000 | 4,041 | 60.5% |
| 40 ST. LUKES PLACE | 2026-02 | $1,100,000 | 3,807 | 49.5% |
| 237 NO. MOUNTAIN AVENUE | 2025-05 | $1,725,000 | 3,794 | 59.7% |
| 119 STONEBRIDGE ROAD | 2026-04 | $1,861,000 | 3,450 | 54.8% |
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