The Fair Share Report

18 Hackett Pl

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.

Step 1 · Market value

≈ $1,346,599

Likely range $1,238,963 – $1,759,705, from 12 comparable Rutherford sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 4,108 sq ft.

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 $1,346,599 home should be assessed near $894,007.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$616,200

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $277,807 below what the ratio math suggests (31.1%).

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

$19,718/yr
Public schools$11,653
Bergen County$1,979
Town of Rutherford$6,086
Rutherford average$14,060

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

Town median 58.1%
This home · 45.8%

30%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
165 HOME AVENUE2025-01$925,0003,06753.0%
227 EASTERN WAY2025-12$1,160,0002,70851.5%
190 ORIENT WAY2025-02$705,0003,64389.3%
320 ORIENT WAY2025-09$875,0003,10454.9%
85 BECKWITH PLACE2025-12$999,9992,98461.8%
320 RIDGE ROAD2025-11$1,065,0004,07674.8%
41 WASHINGTON AVENUE2025-12$770,0002,34954.5%
8 DEAN COURT2026-05$1,260,0002,95645.1%
150 RIDGE ROAD2025-04$915,0002,98250.3%
246 SPRINGFIELD AVE2026-05$1,215,0002,74350.2%
114 ORIENT WAY2026-04$1,352,0004,32550.8%
63 GROVE STREET2025-09$1,175,0002,36048.2%

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