The Fair Share Report
2 Eastern Way
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.
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Step 1 · Market value
Likely range $775,439 – $1,096,982, from 12 comparable Rutherford sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 2,461 sq ft.
Step 2 · The Director's Ratio
The state's official measure of how far Rutherford assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $990,375 home should be assessed near $657,510.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $175,810 below what the ratio math suggests (26.7%).
Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Rutherford home
$1.890 Schools · 59% $0.321 County · 10% $0.987 Town · 31%
Step 5 · The bill
This home vs. every recent Rutherford sale · assessed ÷ market
38%82%
Paying about right
This home's ratio lands inside Rutherford's normal band. The drift hasn't singled it out — no case for a tax appeal.
The evidence · comparable sales (SR1A usable-sale records)
| Address | Sold | Price | Sq ft | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 436 UNION AVE | 2025-09 | $550,000 | 2,128 | 79.3% |
| 52 ORIENT WAY | 2026-01 | $895,000 | 2,224 | 59.2% |
| 8 DEAN COURT | 2026-05 | $1,260,000 | 2,956 | 45.1% |
| 41 WASHINGTON AVENUE | 2025-12 | $770,000 | 2,349 | 54.5% |
| 40 WASHINGTON AVE | 2025-08 | $895,000 | 2,242 | 49.0% |
| 70 INSLEY AVENUE | 2025-03 | $760,000 | 2,412 | 75.7% |
| 63 GROVE STREET | 2025-09 | $1,175,000 | 2,360 | 48.2% |
| 227 EASTERN WAY | 2025-12 | $1,160,000 | 2,708 | 51.5% |
| 317 RIDGE ROAD | 2026-03 | $950,000 | 2,000 | 50.7% |
| 133 DONALDSON AVE | 2025-07 | $1,175,000 | 2,467 | 49.6% |
| 136 IRVING PLACE | 2026-01 | $675,000 | 2,348 | 71.0% |
| 33 W NEWELL AVE | 2026-02 | $740,000 | 2,361 | 70.5% |
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