The Fair Share Report
41 Forest Ave
Paramus, NJ 07646
The town adjusts for market price changes once a year — but only based on the average price change of all homes in the area. This report checks whether this house's assessment kept pace.
Good news — this home pays less than its share
Its assessment sits low relative to what homes like it actually sell for. An appeal would only invite a fresh look at a number working in the owner's favor.
Step 1 · Market value
Likely range $750,697 – $900,986, from 12 comparable Paramus 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 Paramus assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $873,965 home should be assessed near $815,409.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $218,309 below what the ratio math suggests (26.8%).
Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Paramus home
$0.709 Schools · 47% $0.241 County · 16% $0.549 Town · 37%
This home's own bill implies $1.405 per $100 — below the general rate, usually a deduction on the bill (senior, veteran, disabled).
Step 5 · The bill
This home vs. every recent Paramus sale · assessed ÷ market
61%114%
The evidence · comparable sales (SR1A usable-sale records)
| Address | Sold | Price | Sq ft | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 160 REID WAY | 2026-04 | $815,000 | 1,710 | 85.9% |
| 46 KNOLLWOOD DRIVE | 2026-05 | $803,000 | 1,766 | 82.9% |
| 326 SOUTH DRIVE | 2026-05 | $700,000 | 1,712 | 104.0% |
| E 244 WASHINGTON PL | 2025-02 | $710,000 | 1,753 | 233.4% |
| 196 MIDWOOD ROAD | 2025-05 | $915,000 | 1,784 | 112.1% |
| 490 WILSON AVENUE | 2026-01 | $835,000 | 1,645 | 77.2% |
| 245 SPRING VALLEY RD | 2025-03 | $750,000 | 1,669 | 57.1% |
| 296 MONTANA STREET | 2025-02 | $808,500 | 1,653 | 219.7% |
| 230 BOGERT PLACE | 2025-06 | $950,000 | 1,800 | 82.4% |
| 331 LOCKWOOD DRIVE | 2025-05 | $850,000 | 1,636 | 58.5% |
| 149 VILLAGE CIRCLE W | 2026-02 | $840,000 | 1,657 | 75.6% |
| 416 VALLEY VIEW AVE | 2025-04 | $728,888 | 1,663 | 96.3% |
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