The Fair Share Report
49 Bailey Ave
Hillside, NJ 07205
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 $423,225 – $549,098, from 12 comparable Hillside sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 1,782 sq ft.
Step 2 · The Director's Ratio
The state's official measure of how far Hillside assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $490,337 home should be assessed near $119,299.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $15,199 below what the ratio math suggests (12.7%).
Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Hillside home
$3.447 Schools · 39% $1.407 County · 16% $4.044 Town · 45%
Step 5 · The bill
This home vs. every recent Hillside sale · assessed ÷ market
14%36%
Paying about right
This home's ratio lands inside Hillside'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 207 ARTHUR ST | 2025-06 | $570,000 | 1,824 | 23.3% |
| 1229 ROBERT ST | 2026-06 | $570,000 | 1,708 | 22.6% |
| 1607 SUMMIT AVE | 2025-01 | $350,000 | 1,627 | 28.0% |
| 1224 SO BRIGHT ST | 2025-03 | $551,000 | 1,858 | 24.5% |
| 15 HOLLYWOOD AVE | 2025-10 | $481,000 | 1,561 | 24.2% |
| 1570-72 CLINTON PL | 2025-11 | $570,000 | 1,956 | 22.9% |
| 1017 SALEM AVE | 2025-11 | $555,000 | 2,017 | 24.7% |
| 553 HARVARD AVE | 2026-01 | $470,000 | 1,819 | 20.7% |
| 1573 WYNDMOOR AVE | 2025-09 | $245,000 | 1,565 | 31.6% |
| 345 SANFORD AVE | 2026-04 | $525,000 | 2,068 | 22.7% |
| 1533 BOND ST | 2025-06 | $300,000 | 1,569 | 29.6% |
| 1409 MUNN AVE | 2025-04 | $540,000 | 1,560 | 25.3% |
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