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.

Step 1 · Market value

≈ $295,994

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

74.58%

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

$200,600

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

$3.208 per $100 assessed

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

Step 5 · The bill

$6,437/yr
Public schools$2,924
Bergen County$584
Town of Hackensack$2,930
Hackensack average$10,305

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

Town median 66.5%
This home · 67.8%

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)

AddressSoldPriceSq ftRatio
420 PASSAIC ST2025-04$315,00074069.2%
300 LOOKOUT AVE2025-03$338,00076957.0%
300 LOOKOUT AVE2025-09$285,00065063.7%
316 PROSPECT AVE.2025-07$300,00096268.4%
316 PROSPECT AVE.2025-01$320,00096265.9%
277 PROSPECT AVE.2026-03$290,00067369.8%
277 PROSPECT AVE.2026-02$270,00067378.0%
277 PROSPECT AVE.2025-12$279,00067365.9%
277 PROSPECT AVE2025-07$273,00065378.3%
300 LOOKOUT AVE2025-04$283,00082770.1%
316 PROSPECT AVE.2026-04$292,5001,02876.5%
316 PROSPECT AVE.2026-04$269,9001,02876.4%

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