The Fair Share Report

280 Union 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

≈ $256,825

Likely range $241,569 – $320,508, from 12 comparable Hackensack sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 732 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 $256,825 home should be assessed near $191,540.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$200,500

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $8,960 above what the ratio math suggests (4.7%).

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

$6,434/yr
Public schools$2,922
Bergen County$584
Town of Hackensack$2,928
Hackensack average$10,305

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

Town median 66.5%
This home · 78.1%

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
89 KANSAS ST2025-06$295,00071751.6%
446 PASSAIC ST.2025-11$335,00075053.9%
279 CLARK ST.2026-04$310,00070861.7%
281 PARK ST.2025-02$267,00076163.8%
5 LINDEN ST2025-01$265,00076168.8%
281 PARK ST.2025-04$235,00070373.0%
5 LINDEN ST.2025-10$287,00076663.7%
301 BEECH ST2026-02$440,0002.5%
446 PASSAIC ST.2026-06$315,00069056.1%
CONDO2025-10$210,20667586.3%
5 LINDEN ST.2025-11$278,00079366.9%
5 LINDEN ST2025-05$240,00079377.5%

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