The Fair Share Report
161 Central Ave
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.
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Step 1 · Market value
Likely range $623,284 – $820,676, from 12 comparable Hackensack sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 2,179 sq ft.
Step 2 · The Director's Ratio
The state's official measure of how far Hackensack assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $698,397 home should be assessed near $520,864.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $151,564 below what the ratio math suggests (29.1%).
Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Hackensack home
$1.457 Schools · 45% $0.291 County · 9% $1.460 Town · 46%
Step 5 · The bill
This home vs. every recent Hackensack sale · assessed ÷ market
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)
| Address | Sold | Price | Sq ft | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 123 KANSAS ST | 2025-10 | $700,000 | 2,184 | 55.7% |
| 337 HUDSON ST | 2026-03 | $625,000 | 2,185 | 51.8% |
| 242 THIRD ST. | 2025-05 | $640,000 | 2,194 | 54.7% |
| 121 SUSSEX ST | 2025-01 | $425,000 | 2,197 | 83.8% |
| 190 CENTRAL AVE | 2025-12 | $825,000 | 2,208 | 51.6% |
| 30 CLARENDON PL | 2026-04 | $960,000 | 2,270 | 45.6% |
| 212 SO MAIN ST | 2026-04 | $840,000 | 2,124 | 46.4% |
| 115 FAIRMOUNT AVE | 2025-10 | $780,000 | 2,071 | 53.5% |
| 168-70 CLAY ST | 2026-04 | $910,000 | 2,070 | 49.4% |
| 410 HUDSON ST | 2026-06 | $213,000 | 2,371 | 195.1% |
| 136-38 PINE ST | 2025-06 | $850,000 | 2,396 | 58.9% |
| 309 LOOKOUT AVE | 2025-12 | $600,000 | 1,975 | 71.6% |
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