The Fair Share Report
9 E Sixth St
Howell, NJ 08527
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 $689,697 – $850,156, 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 $809,661 home should be assessed near $785,452.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $113,252 below what the ratio math suggests (14.4%).
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 $1.592 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
74%111%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 SHAFTO STREET | 2025-05 | $649,900 | 2,235 | 98.9% |
| 509 MIDDLE LANE | 2025-04 | $660,000 | 2,104 | 98.8% |
| 28 JACOB DRIVE | 2026-04 | $810,000 | 2,388 | 46.8% |
| 55 OLD BRIDGE DRIVE | 2025-01 | $825,000 | 2,282 | 98.7% |
| 28 PRINCETON DRIVE | 2026-03 | $800,000 | 2,432 | 98.5% |
| 90 EVESBORO LANE | 2026-03 | $839,000 | 2,410 | 101.4% |
| 21 KINGSPORT DRIVE | 2025-02 | $753,000 | 2,312 | 99.3% |
| 10 DAVIDS LANE | 2025-06 | $850,000 | 2,377 | 97.1% |
| 9 EAST SHENENDOAH ROAD | 2026-05 | $805,000 | 2,345 | 96.4% |
| 27 E SAGAMORE DR | 2025-05 | $825,000 | 2,333 | 98.7% |
| 231 SETON HALL DRIVE | 2025-06 | $910,000 | 2,468 | 100.1% |
| 3 COBBLESTONE COURT | 2025-02 | $707,000 | 2,466 | 99.7% |
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