The Fair Share Report

237 E 17th St

Paterson, NJ 07006

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

≈ $595,000

Likely range $545,000 – $625,000, from 12 comparable Paterson sales in the past 18 months (home size estimated from assessor data — range widened).

Step 2 · The Director's Ratio

41.41%

The state's official measure of how far Paterson assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $595,000 home should be assessed near $246,389.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$259,500

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $13,111 above what the ratio math suggests (5.3%).

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

$5.334 per $100 assessed

$1.307 Schools · 24% $1.048 County · 20% $2.980 Town · 56%

This home's own bill implies $1.922 per $100 — well off the general rate. That usually means the town revalued since the last bill.

Step 5 · The bill

$4,988/yr
Public schools$1,222
Passaic County$980
Town of Paterson$2,786
Paterson average$10,356

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

Town median 89.5%
This home · 43.6%

36%114%

Keep quiet and enjoy it

This home's assessment ratio sits below the Paterson 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
84-86 MADISON ST2025-01$749,00098.9%
474-476 E 26TH ST2025-03$595,00097.7%
922-924 E 26TH ST2026-02$600,000116.2%
541-543 E 25TH ST2026-01$550,00077.5%
1110 E 22ND ST2025-05$575,00084.9%
330-332 E 31ST ST2025-04$570,000104.3%
1097-1099 E 24TH ST2025-03$625,00094.0%
171-173 E 24TH ST2025-01$620,00091.0%
500-502 E 18TH ST2026-06$365,0001,06280.9%
596 20TH AVE2025-01$602,000113.9%
256-258 TRENTON AVE2025-03$680,00099.2%
248-250 FULTON PL2025-01$350,000129.9%

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