The Fair Share Report

292 Esplanade

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

≈ $287,000

Likely range $256,669 – $312,313, from 12 comparable Hackensack sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 810 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 $287,000 home should be assessed near $214,045.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$205,200

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $8,845 below what the ratio math suggests (4.1%).

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

$6,585/yr
Public schools$2,991
Bergen County$597
Town of Hackensack$2,997
Hackensack average$10,305

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

Town median 66.5%
This home · 71.5%

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
471 CRESTWOOD AVE2026-02$312,25081067.2%
CONDO2025-02$287,00081071.7%
486 BLANCHARD TERR2025-10$310,00080458.6%
483 COLONIAL TERR.2025-11$295,00085668.7%
475 COLONIAL TERR.2025-09$235,00085689.5%
208 ANDERSON ST2026-04$245,00080065.7%
208 ANDERSON ST2025-08$253,50080064.0%
208 ANDERSON ST2025-06$290,00080069.1%
208 ANDERSON ST2025-02$252,00080063.9%
300 LOOKOUT AVE2025-04$283,00082770.1%
296 ESPLANADE2026-03$310,00063460.6%
296 ESPLANADE2025-06$290,00063464.8%

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