The Fair Share Report

218 Alpine Dr

Paramus, NJ 07652

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

≈ $2,655,373

Likely range $2,538,201 – $2,843,267, from 12 comparable Paramus sales in the past 18 months (home size estimated from assessor data — range widened).

Step 2 · The Director's Ratio

93.30%

The state's official measure of how far Paramus assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $2,655,373 home should be assessed near $2,477,463.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$3,168,200

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $690,737 above what the ratio math suggests (27.9%).

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

$1.499 per $100 assessed

$0.709 Schools · 47% $0.241 County · 16% $0.549 Town · 37%

This home's own bill implies $1.436 per $100 — below the general rate, usually a deduction on the bill (senior, veteran, disabled).

Step 5 · The bill

$45,505/yr
Public schools$21,523
Bergen County$7,316
Town of Paramus$16,666
Paramus average$13,058

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

Town median 89.0%
This home · 119.3%

65%130%

Looks meaningfully over-assessed

Even at the generous end of the range, this home's ratio clears the Chapter 123 appeal line (100.00%) — roughly $10,354/yr at stake. NJ appeals are generally due April 1.

The evidence · comparable sales (SR1A usable-sale records)

AddressSoldPriceSq ftRatio
5 SIPPORTA LANE2025-04$2,680,0005,76091.8%
799 KEARNEY PLACE2025-02$2,700,0005,60291.9%
229 DIANE PLACE2025-04$2,550,0005,30097.7%
532 BURLINGTON ST.2025-05$2,590,0005,25098.1%
391 HARRISON STREET2026-01$2,600,0004,95098.2%
153 GEERING TERRACE2025-03$2,350,0004,85097.7%
156 STUART STREET2026-05$2,425,0004,740107.1%
755 HOLLYBROOK ROAD2025-04$1,900,0004,22292.2%
241 WASHINGTON PLACE2025-03$2,100,0004,23596.1%
519 GREEN VALLEY RD.2025-03$1,750,00099.8%
681 TERRACE DR2025-04$2,200,0004,21698.2%
259 DREW AVENUE2025-05$2,300,0004,196100.3%

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