The Fair Share Report
252 Cedar 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 $513,662 – $767,339, from 12 comparable Hackensack sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 1,964 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 $714,716 home should be assessed near $533,035.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $53,365 above what the ratio math suggests (10.0%).
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%120%
A touch high — worth watching
This home's ratio sits above most of Hackensack, but doesn't clear NJ's legal appeal line (85.77%).
The evidence · comparable sales (SR1A usable-sale records)
| Address | Sold | Price | Sq ft | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 137 BYRNE ST | 2026-04 | $750,000 | 1,961 | 57.0% |
| 90 PROSPECT AVE | 2025-09 | $355,000 | 1,812 | 73.9% |
| 90 PROSPECT AVE | 2025-04 | $430,000 | 1,704 | 52.8% |
| 205 DAVIS AVE | 2026-03 | $970,000 | 2,413 | 56.1% |
| 131 ALLEN ST | 2025-10 | $875,000 | 2,090 | 55.4% |
| 247-255 CEDAR AVE | 2026-04 | $612,000 | 2,340 | 75.8% |
| 824 SUMMIT AVE | 2026-03 | $730,000 | 2,006 | 65.3% |
| 165 PINE ST | 2026-02 | $875,000 | 2,118 | 56.1% |
| 174 CLAY ST | 2025-12 | $830,000 | 2,262 | 50.9% |
| 383 HAYNES ST | 2025-10 | $790,000 | 2,022 | 51.8% |
| 158 ROSS AVE | 2025-07 | $679,000 | 2,068 | 61.0% |
| 181 ALLEN ST | 2026-05 | $675,000 | 1,768 | 82.2% |
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