The Fair Share Report
37 Second Ave
Hawthorne, NJ 08050
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 $613,855 – $756,312, from 12 comparable Hawthorne sales in the past 18 months (home size estimated from assessor data — range widened).
Step 2 · The Director's Ratio
The state's official measure of how far Hawthorne assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $687,491 home should be assessed near $475,400.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $77,300 below what the ratio math suggests (16.3%).
Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Hawthorne home
$1.746 Schools · 56% $0.654 County · 21% $0.744 Town · 24%
Step 5 · The bill
This home vs. every recent Hawthorne sale · assessed ÷ market
45%85%
Paying about right
This home's ratio lands inside Hawthorne'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 191 ARLINGTON AVE | 2026-02 | $690,000 | 1,925 | 55.1% |
| 620 LAFAYETTE AVE | 2025-09 | $600,000 | 1,848 | 64.9% |
| 620 LAFAYETTE AVE | 2025-03 | $360,000 | 1,848 | 108.2% |
| 38 ARLINGTON AVE | 2025-08 | $715,000 | 1,945 | 54.9% |
| 84 WASHINGTON AVE | 2025-12 | $710,000 | 2,132 | 63.0% |
| 158 ARLINGTON AVE | 2025-03 | $550,000 | 2,019 | 81.4% |
| 96 FLORENCE AVE | 2025-07 | $790,000 | 2,024 | 52.8% |
| 341 DIAMOND BRIDGE AVE | 2025-06 | $585,000 | 1,894 | 60.9% |
| 96 BUENA VISTA AVE | 2025-04 | $747,000 | 1,556 | 58.8% |
| 50 THIRD AVE | 2025-01 | $780,000 | 2,000 | 55.5% |
| 92 SECOND AVE | 2025-04 | $690,000 | 1,646 | 60.6% |
| 34 BROOKSIDE AVE | 2025-12 | $735,000 | 1,924 | 57.1% |
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