The Fair Share Report
279 Clark 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.
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Step 1 · Market value
Likely range $235,509 – $310,431, from 12 comparable Hackensack sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 708 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 $295,994 home should be assessed near $220,752.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $20,152 below what the ratio math suggests (9.1%).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 420 PASSAIC ST | 2025-04 | $315,000 | 740 | 69.2% |
| 300 LOOKOUT AVE | 2025-03 | $338,000 | 769 | 57.0% |
| 300 LOOKOUT AVE | 2025-09 | $285,000 | 650 | 63.7% |
| 316 PROSPECT AVE. | 2025-07 | $300,000 | 962 | 68.4% |
| 316 PROSPECT AVE. | 2025-01 | $320,000 | 962 | 65.9% |
| 277 PROSPECT AVE. | 2026-03 | $290,000 | 673 | 69.8% |
| 277 PROSPECT AVE. | 2026-02 | $270,000 | 673 | 78.0% |
| 277 PROSPECT AVE. | 2025-12 | $279,000 | 673 | 65.9% |
| 277 PROSPECT AVE | 2025-07 | $273,000 | 653 | 78.3% |
| 300 LOOKOUT AVE | 2025-04 | $283,000 | 827 | 70.1% |
| 316 PROSPECT AVE. | 2026-04 | $292,500 | 1,028 | 76.5% |
| 316 PROSPECT AVE. | 2026-04 | $269,900 | 1,028 | 76.4% |
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