The Fair Share Report
97 Union St
Salem, NJ 08079
The town catches up with market prices only once a year — and only on average. This report checks whether this house's assessment kept pace.
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This home's payments are about right
It sits inside Salem's normal range — market price changes haven't singled it out. No case for a tax appeal.
Step 1 · Market value
Likely range $110,364 – $241,396, from 12 comparable Salem 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 Salem assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $157,416 home should be assessed near $78,425.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $40,625 below what the ratio math suggests (51.8%).
Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Salem home
$2.297 Schools · 27% $2.023 County · 23% $4.308 Town · 50%
Step 5 · The bill
This home vs. every recent Salem sale · assessed ÷ market
10%74%
The evidence · comparable sales (SR1A usable-sale records)
| Address | Sold | Price | Sq ft | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 207 NINTH ST | 2025-10 | $230,000 | 1,562 | 26.2% |
| 207 NINTH ST | 2025-01 | $90,000 | 1,562 | 67.0% |
| 14 HILLCREST AVE | 2025-12 | $196,000 | 1,649 | 32.5% |
| 178 COOK AVE | 2026-06 | $255,000 | 1,665 | 27.8% |
| 220 JOHNSON ST | 2025-12 | $110,000 | 1,592 | 54.2% |
| 175 NINTH ST | 2026-04 | $195,000 | 1,776 | 30.1% |
| 190 CHESTNUT ST | 2025-05 | $215,000 | 1,581 | 26.8% |
| 176 COOK AVE | 2026-03 | $160,000 | 1,713 | 36.0% |
| 183 CROSSLAND AVE | 2025-12 | $130,000 | 1,713 | 45.2% |
| 352 ALLEN AVE | 2025-12 | $225,000 | 1,460 | 20.9% |
| 352 ALLEN AVE | 2025-08 | $105,000 | 1,460 | 44.8% |
| 33 JOHNSON ST | 2025-09 | $185,000 | 1,898 | 34.6% |
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