The Fair Share Report

298 Third 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

≈ $588,008

Likely range $522,883 – $668,513, from 12 comparable Hackensack sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 1,828 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 $588,008 home should be assessed near $438,536.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$292,700

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $145,836 below what the ratio math suggests (33.3%).

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

$9,393/yr
Public schools$4,266
Bergen County$852
Town of Hackensack$4,275
Hackensack average$10,305

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

Town median 66.5%
This home · 49.8%

38%91%

Keep quiet and enjoy it

This home's assessment ratio sits below the Hackensack pack — the frozen assessment is treating it kindly. It pays less than a fresh look would charge.

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

AddressSoldPriceSq ftRatio
280 CENTRAL AVE2026-02$510,0002,03250.3%
195 STANLEY PL2025-08$705,0001,70157.1%
119 KANSAS ST2025-01$599,0001,70853.8%
88 SUSSEX ST2025-09$550,0001,62251.4%
27-29 MARTIN TERR2026-03$850,0001,72660.4%
253 SUTTON AVE2025-11$538,0001,67871.3%
345 FIRST ST.2025-01$430,0001,69171.9%
172 BERRY ST2025-05$625,0001,94351.9%
125 KANSAS ST2025-11$599,0001,96461.0%
309 LOOKOUT AVE2025-12$600,0001,97571.6%
114 LODI ST2025-09$493,0001,74865.9%
122 DAVIS AVE2025-07$610,0001,66862.7%

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