The Fair Share Report

275 State St

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.

Step 1 · Market value

≈ $429,601

Likely range $402,607 – $468,330, from 12 comparable Hackensack sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 1,198 sq ft.

Step 2 · The Director's Ratio

74.58%

The state's official measure of how far Hackensack assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $429,601 home should be assessed near $320,396.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$408,000

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $87,604 above what the ratio math suggests (27.3%).

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

$3.208 per $100 assessed

$1.457 Schools · 45% $0.291 County · 9% $1.460 Town · 46%

Step 5 · The bill

$13,093/yr
Public schools$5,946
Bergen County$1,188
Town of Hackensack$5,959
Hackensack average$10,305

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

Town median 66.5%
This home · 95.0%

49%107%

Looks meaningfully over-assessed

Even at the generous end of the range, this home's ratio clears the Chapter 123 appeal line (85.77%) — roughly $2,810/yr at stake. NJ appeals are generally due April 1.

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

AddressSoldPriceSq ftRatio
420 PASSAIC ST2025-04$450,0001,20268.6%
54 POLIFLY RD2025-04$410,0001,22070.7%
54 POLIFLY RD2025-12$440,0001,22766.5%
54 POLIFLY RD2026-01$425,0001,22968.9%
115 POLIFLY RD.2025-08$359,0001,17560.8%
62 FREDERICK ST2026-05$589,0001,22750.8%
310 LOOKOUT AVE.2025-09$415,0001,35371.6%
310 LOOKOUT AVE.2025-06$415,0001,35370.7%
420 PASSAIC ST2025-05$455,00099061.2%
115 POLIFLY RD.2025-05$470,0001,32953.6%
54 POLIFLY RD2025-03$486,5001,50768.1%
241 UNION ST2025-11$405,0001,03669.6%

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