The Fair Share Report
251 Summit Ave
Hackensack, NJ 07601
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 $1,018,720 – $1,220,431, from 12 comparable Hackensack sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 4,274 sq ft.
Step 2 · The Director's Ratio
The state's official measure of how far Hackensack assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $1,117,815 home should be assessed near $833,666.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $145,766 below what the ratio math suggests (17.5%).
Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Hackensack home
$1.457 Schools · 45% $0.291 County · 9% $1.460 Town · 46%
Step 5 · The bill
This home vs. every recent Hackensack sale · assessed ÷ market
49%91%
Paying about right
This home's ratio lands inside Hackensack'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 SUMMIT AVE | 2025-08 | $793,000 | 3,327 | 91.4% |
| 194 KRONE PL | 2025-07 | $980,000 | 3,432 | 55.1% |
| 380 MAPLE HILL DR | 2025-06 | $879,000 | 3,597 | 76.6% |
| 208 CLINTON PL | 2025-03 | $755,000 | 2,793 | 68.7% |
| 269 POPLAR AVE | 2025-11 | $750,000 | 2,934 | 64.0% |
| 256 SECOND ST. | 2025-09 | $735,000 | 3,220 | 71.8% |
| 69 ROSS AVE | 2026-02 | $935,000 | 2,610 | 49.5% |
| 69 ROSS AVE | 2025-06 | $500,000 | 2,610 | 92.5% |
| 403 SUMMIT AVE | 2026-01 | $999,999 | 3,008 | 80.3% |
| 119 UNION ST | 2026-01 | $780,000 | 2,900 | 60.6% |
| 209 PASSAIC ST | 2026-05 | $750,000 | 2,774 | 62.6% |
| 205 DAVIS AVE | 2026-03 | $970,000 | 2,413 | 56.1% |
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