The Fair Share Report
116 Darwin Ave
Rutherford, NJ 07070
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 $333,536 – $394,023, from 12 comparable Rutherford 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 Rutherford assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $336,899 home should be assessed near $223,667.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $64,367 below what the ratio math suggests (28.8%).
Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Rutherford home
$1.890 Schools · 59% $0.321 County · 10% $0.987 Town · 31%
Step 5 · The bill
This home vs. every recent Rutherford sale · assessed ÷ market
35%82%
Keep quiet and enjoy it
This home's assessment ratio sits below the Rutherford pack — the frozen assessment is treating it kindly. It pays less than a fresh look would charge.
The evidence · comparable sales (SR1A usable-sale records)
| Address | Sold | Price | Sq ft | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 126 HACKETT PLACE A101 | 2026-03 | $333,000 | 854 | 52.0% |
| 126 HACKETT PLACE B204 | 2025-11 | $333,000 | 854 | 56.4% |
| 126 HACKETT PLACE A202 | 2025-11 | $310,000 | 816 | 58.1% |
| 126 HACKETT PLACE | 2025-09 | $355,000 | 918 | 72.7% |
| 41 CLARK COURT | 2026-03 | $311,000 | 775 | 48.6% |
| 40 CLARK COURT | 2026-01 | $345,000 | 775 | 40.4% |
| 110 DARWIN AVE | 2025-12 | $349,000 | 775 | 63.0% |
| 100 CLARK COURT | 2025-03 | $332,000 | 775 | 51.1% |
| 95 ORIENT WAY | 2025-07 | $350,000 | 751 | 55.8% |
| 215 ORIENT WAY | 2025-05 | $300,000 | 845 | 84.2% |
| 20 CLARK COURT | 2026-02 | $280,000 | 650 | 45.3% |
| 495 UNION AVE | 2026-01 | $289,000 | 650 | 65.2% |
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