The Fair Share Report

26 E Ruby Ave

Palisades Park, NJ 07656

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

≈ $1,383,406

Likely range $1,150,335 – $1,609,305, from 12 comparable Palisades Park sales in the past 18 months (home size estimated from assessor data — range widened).

Step 2 · The Director's Ratio

87.69%

The state's official measure of how far Palisades Park assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $1,383,406 home should be assessed near $1,213,109.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$1,544,400

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $331,291 above what the ratio math suggests (27.3%).

Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Palisades Park home

$1.463 per $100 assessed

$0.663 Schools · 45% $0.245 County · 17% $0.555 Town · 38%

This home's own bill implies $1.354 per $100 — below the general rate, usually a deduction on the bill (senior, veteran, disabled).

Step 5 · The bill

$20,914/yr
Public schools$9,478
Bergen County$3,502
Town of Palisades Park$7,934
Palisades Park average$11,726

This home vs. every recent Palisades Park sale · assessed ÷ market

Town median 92.3%
This home · 111.6%

72%140%

Paying about right

This home's ratio lands inside Palisades Park'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
17A W. WASHINGTON PLACE2026-02$999,0003,004107.9%
550 THIRD STREET2025-03$1,250,0003,30898.2%
336 E BRINKERHOFF AVE2026-04$1,200,0003,38099.6%
100 E HARWOOD TERR2026-04$1,700,0003,08880.7%
523 2ND ST2025-03$1,497,0003,64488.1%
119 E.EDSALL AVE2025-02$1,400,0003,20686.8%
519 BROAD AVE2026-05$1,701,0003,34482.1%
118 E BRINKERHOFF2025-01$1,450,0003,65490.6%
533 ROFF AVE.2026-02$1,460,0003,08083.6%
410B HILLSIDE AVENUE2025-03$1,338,0002,92497.5%
410C HILLSIDE AVENUE2025-01$1,370,0002,92495.2%
532A 6TH STREET2026-05$1,250,0002,53280.3%

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