The Fair Share Report

98 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

≈ $595,795

Likely range $462,159 – $709,619, 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 $595,795 home should be assessed near $242,429.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$184,400

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $58,029 below what the ratio math suggests (23.9%).

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

$7,374/yr
Public schools$2,143
Essex County$957
Town of Newark$4,274
Newark average$7,640

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

Town median 33.7%
This home · 31.0%

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
67 BROOKDALE AVE2026-02$715,0002,28817.1%
44 ELLIOTT ST2025-03$675,0002,25031.3%
424 WALNUT ST2025-12$935,0002,17223.6%
596 IRVINE TURNER BLVD2025-11$465,0002,22628.5%
220 BROOKDALE AVE2026-01$675,0002,21623.0%
164 STUYVESANT AVE2026-05$575,0002,30422.6%
760 MT PROSPECT AVE2026-04$500,0002,34342.3%
34 VOORHEES ST2025-11$495,0002,26229.7%
268 LEHIGH AVE2025-12$645,0002,30423.8%
90-92 GOODWIN AVE2025-08$505,0002,36030.8%
432 N 11TH ST2025-05$560,0002,25626.1%
191 DEWEY ST2025-04$700,0002,16650.6%

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