The Fair Share Report

222 Pine St

Hackettstown, NJ 07840

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

≈ $655,953

Likely range $582,500 – $707,454, from 12 comparable Hackettstown sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 2,796 sq ft.

Step 2 · The Director's Ratio

74.38%

The state's official measure of how far Hackettstown assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $655,953 home should be assessed near $487,898.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$337,100

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $150,798 below what the ratio math suggests (30.9%).

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

$3.477 per $100 assessed

$2.070 Schools · 60% $0.676 County · 19% $0.731 Town · 21%

Step 5 · The bill

$11,721/yr
Public schools$6,978
Warren County$2,279
Town of Hackettstown$2,464
Hackettstown average$9,665

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

Town median 58.7%
This home · 51.4%

42%91%

Paying about right

This home's ratio lands inside Hackettstown's normal band. The drift hasn't singled it out — no case for a tax appeal.

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

AddressSoldPriceSq ftRatio
234 PARK AVE2025-02$550,0002,64053.6%
3 JAMES CT2025-08$525,0002,41270.0%
508 HAMILTON DR2026-01$571,5002,37262.5%
7 REESE AVE2025-11$900,0002,56258.2%
806 E BALDWIN ST2025-11$520,0002,01055.8%
17 REESE AVE2026-05$650,0002,57658.8%
50 SCENIC CT2025-03$631,8002,49759.4%
702 HAMILTON DR2025-10$480,0002,04669.6%
510 CENTER ST2025-12$720,0003,08656.0%
48 SAXTON DR2025-01$590,0002,52861.1%
602 E BALDWIN ST2025-06$496,0002,07865.4%
205 WARREN ST2026-01$411,0002,46472.8%

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