The Fair Share Report

116 Coe Ave

Hillside, NJ 07205

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

≈ $460,210

Likely range $358,879 – $497,968, from 12 comparable Hillside sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 1,536 sq ft.

Step 2 · The Director's Ratio

24.33%

The state's official measure of how far Hillside assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $460,210 home should be assessed near $111,969.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$142,100

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $30,131 above what the ratio math suggests (26.9%).

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

$8.899 per $100 assessed

$3.447 Schools · 39% $1.407 County · 16% $4.044 Town · 45%

Step 5 · The bill

$12,645/yr
Public schools$4,899
Union County$2,000
Town of Hillside$5,747
Hillside average$10,961

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

Town median 24.5%
This home · 30.9%

14%45%

Looks meaningfully over-assessed

Even at the generous end of the range, this home's ratio clears the Chapter 123 appeal line (27.98%) — roughly $2,681/yr at stake. NJ appeals are generally due April 1.

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

AddressSoldPriceSq ftRatio
286 MC LEAN PL2026-01$468,0001,56230.9%
257 HERBERT AVE2025-12$485,0001,49620.9%
1301 STATE ST2025-01$520,0001,73624.8%
523 COLUMBIA AVE2026-04$450,0001,44021.7%
1473 CENTER ST2025-08$325,0001,39129.4%
1464 LESLIE ST2025-04$700,0001,70823.0%
311 TRINITY PL2025-05$600,0001,47720.6%
584 PLYMOUTH RD2025-09$350,0001,50033.5%
124 WOODRUFF PLACE2026-05$490,0001,53627.0%
546 LEO ST2025-12$470,0001,52418.5%
35 EASTERN PARKWAY2026-05$650,0001,56221.1%
1048 CHESTER ST2025-03$350,0001,61038.7%

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