The Fair Share Report

55 Clinton Pl

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

≈ $291,519

Likely range $282,316 – $326,850, from 12 comparable Hackensack sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 825 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 $291,519 home should be assessed near $217,415.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$284,300

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $66,885 above what the ratio math suggests (30.8%).

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

$9,123/yr
Public schools$4,144
Bergen County$828
Town of Hackensack$4,152
Hackensack average$10,305

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

Town median 66.5%
This home · 97.5%

49%106%

Looks meaningfully over-assessed

Even at the generous end of the range, this home's ratio clears the Chapter 123 appeal line (85.77%) — roughly $2,146/yr at stake. NJ appeals are generally due April 1.

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

AddressSoldPriceSq ftRatio
31 FAIRMOUNT AVE.2025-09$433,75081054.0%
10 ORCHARD ST2025-08$300,00084971.1%
10 ORCHARD ST.2025-06$300,00084970.1%
446 PASSAIC ST.2025-11$335,00075053.9%
281 PARK ST.2025-01$247,50080170.3%
5 LINDEN ST2025-07$267,00082371.0%
50 EUCLID AVE.2025-11$290,00079768.0%
300 PARK ST.2026-01$380,00092455.9%
5 LINDEN ST.2025-11$278,00079366.9%
5 LINDEN ST2025-05$240,00079377.5%
281 PARK ST.2025-02$267,00076163.8%
300 LOOKOUT AVE2025-04$283,00082770.1%

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