The Fair Share Report

2 Blanche Ave

Demarest, NJ 07627

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

≈ $1,134,708

Likely range $1,053,538 – $1,270,618, from 12 comparable Demarest sales in the past 18 months (home size estimated from assessor data — range widened).

Step 2 · The Director's Ratio

101.41%

The state's official measure of how far Demarest assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $1,134,708 home should be assessed near $1,150,707.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$881,100

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $269,607 below what the ratio math suggests (23.4%).

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

$1.805 per $100 assessed

$1.149 Schools · 64% $0.219 County · 12% $0.438 Town · 24%

Step 5 · The bill

$15,904/yr
Public schools$10,118
Bergen County$1,929
Town of Demarest$3,857
Demarest average$26,108

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

Town median 92.3%
This home · 77.6%

64%115%

Keep quiet and enjoy it

This home's assessment ratio sits below the Demarest 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
16 POPLAR RD2025-05$1,200,0002,05892.6%
9 HERITAGE CT2025-01$1,598,0002,22576.5%
45 LENOX AVE2025-07$999,5001,95485.4%
98 PRESCOTT ST2025-12$1,385,0002,05171.2%
123 LENOX AVE2025-07$1,090,0002,41783.3%
72 HIGHLAND AVE2025-04$1,300,0002,38977.2%
18 RUTH LANE2026-01$1,130,0002,14986.3%
18 RUTH LANE2025-09$891,0002,149109.4%
55 STEWART ST2025-07$999,9991,84188.4%
17 CYPRESS PL2025-07$1,050,0001,81782.4%
64 PRESCOTT ST2025-04$875,0001,71691.7%
32 HIGHLAND AVE2025-12$999,9991,90388.8%

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