The Fair Share Report

91 Lyons Ave

Newark, NJ 07112

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

≈ $540,962

Likely range $433,450 – $612,262, from 12 comparable Newark sales in the past 18 months (home size estimated from assessor data — range widened).

Step 2 · The Director's Ratio

40.69%

The state's official measure of how far Newark assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $540,962 home should be assessed near $220,117.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$170,000

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $50,117 below what the ratio math suggests (22.8%).

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

$3.999 per $100 assessed

$1.162 Schools · 29% $0.519 County · 13% $2.318 Town · 58%

Step 5 · The bill

$6,798/yr
Public schools$1,975
Essex County$882
Town of Newark$3,941
Newark average$7,640

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

Town median 33.7%
This home · 31.4%

18%58%

Paying about right

This home's ratio lands inside Newark's normal band. The drift hasn't singled it out — no case for a tax appeal.

The evidence · comparable sales (SR1A usable-sale records)

AddressSoldPriceSq ftRatio
73-75 LESLIE ST2025-01$550,0002,06028.4%
731-733 LAKE ST2025-06$730,0002,11624.7%
881-883 S 15TH S2025-07$575,0002,16124.7%
59-61 STENGEL AVE2025-12$450,0002,05434.1%
21-23 VASSAR AVE2025-06$490,0002,01533.5%
586-588 HAWTHORNE AVE2025-03$410,0001,94434.7%
21-23 PORTER AVE2025-08$555,0002,05528.7%
736-738 LAKE ST2026-04$550,0002,21039.3%
47 FABYAN PL2025-12$620,5002,17132.1%
573-575 13TH AVE2025-11$480,0002,22828.8%
21-23 LESLIE ST2026-05$515,0002,10838.9%
625-627 HIGHLAND AVE2026-02$680,0002,20736.6%

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