The Fair Share Report

124 Darwin Ave

Rutherford, NJ 07009

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

≈ $278,277

Likely range $255,253 – $289,517, from 12 comparable Rutherford sales in the past 18 months (home size estimated from assessor data — range widened).

Step 2 · The Director's Ratio

66.39%

The state's official measure of how far Rutherford assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $278,277 home should be assessed near $184,748.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$126,800

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $57,948 below what the ratio math suggests (31.4%).

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

$3.199 per $100 assessed

$1.890 Schools · 59% $0.321 County · 10% $0.987 Town · 31%

Step 5 · The bill

$4,058/yr
Public schools$2,398
Bergen County$407
Town of Rutherford$1,252
Rutherford average$14,060

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

Town median 58.1%
This home · 45.6%

38%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)

AddressSoldPriceSq ftRatio
20 CLARK COURT2026-02$280,00065045.3%
495 UNION AVE2026-01$289,00065065.2%
5 CLARK COURT2025-09$295,00065065.1%
95 ORIENT WAY2025-07$350,00075155.8%
41 CLARK COURT2026-03$311,00077548.6%
40 CLARK COURT2026-01$345,00077540.4%
110 DARWIN AVE2025-12$349,00077563.0%
100 CLARK COURT2025-03$332,00077551.1%
126 HACKETT PLACE A2022025-11$310,00081658.1%
126 HACKETT PLACE A1012026-03$333,00085452.0%
126 HACKETT PLACE B2042025-11$333,00085456.4%
126 HACKETT PLACE2025-09$355,00091872.7%

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