The Fair Share Report

144 Hopper St

Hackensack, NJ 07601

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

≈ $717,421

Likely range $706,336 – $810,317, from 12 comparable Hackensack sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 2,074 sq ft.

Step 2 · The Director's Ratio

74.58%

The state's official measure of how far Hackensack assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $717,421 home should be assessed near $535,053.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$369,500

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $165,553 below what the ratio math suggests (30.9%).

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

$3.208 per $100 assessed

$1.457 Schools · 45% $0.291 County · 9% $1.460 Town · 46%

Step 5 · The bill

$11,857/yr
Public schools$5,385
Bergen County$1,076
Town of Hackensack$5,396
Hackensack average$10,305

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

Town median 66.5%
This home · 51.5%

40%91%

Keep quiet and enjoy it

This home's assessment ratio sits below the Hackensack 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
392 TAYLOR AVE2025-01$720,0002,10051.4%
137 AMES ST.2025-09$590,0001,95666.9%
140 DAVIS AVE.2026-02$675,0001,96561.9%
483 PARKER AVE2025-10$769,0002,25863.5%
137 BYRNE ST2026-04$750,0001,96157.0%
54 WILLOW AVE2025-02$775,0001,86473.4%
383 HAYNES ST2025-10$790,0002,02251.8%
90 PROSPECT AVE2025-09$355,0001,81273.9%
413 ESSEX ST2025-01$900,0002,50454.8%
184 HIGH ST2025-11$928,0001,79860.9%
165 PINE ST2026-02$875,0002,11856.1%
232-34 WASHINGTON AVE.2025-01$770,0002,22656.8%

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