The Fair Share Report

8 Walker Ave

Closter, NJ 07624

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

≈ $2,440,969

Likely range $2,190,221 – $2,513,135, from 12 comparable Closter sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 4,714 sq ft.

Step 2 · The Director's Ratio

86.08%

The state's official measure of how far Closter assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $2,440,969 home should be assessed near $2,101,186.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$2,925,600

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $824,414 above what the ratio math suggests (39.2%).

Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Closter home

$2.071 per $100 assessed

$1.285 Schools · 62% $0.239 County · 12% $0.547 Town · 26%

Step 5 · The bill

$60,127/yr
Public schools$37,307
Bergen County$6,939
Town of Closter$15,881
Closter average$19,587

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

Town median 88.4%
This home · 119.9%

66%139%

Looks meaningfully over-assessed

Even at the generous end of the range, this home's ratio clears the Chapter 123 appeal line (98.99%) — roughly $17,074/yr at stake. NJ appeals are generally due April 1.

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

AddressSoldPriceSq ftRatio
115 OAK ST2025-02$2,500,0004,82891.8%
116 CEDAR LANE2026-05$2,680,0004,56078.0%
186 HICKORY LN2026-04$2,570,0005,10890.8%
410 PIERMONT RD2025-02$1,545,0004,804105.4%
214 DURIE AVE2026-03$1,850,0004,79792.8%
520 HOMANS AVE2026-05$2,275,0004,33181.2%
8 CHURCH CT2026-05$2,671,0004,76974.5%
11 BLACKLEDGE COURT2026-02$2,350,0004,40882.3%
49 ALPINE DR2025-01$1,983,0004,26889.3%
51 MC CAIN COURT2025-01$2,450,0004,62690.0%
50 AURYANSEN COURT2026-05$2,000,0003,83072.6%
9 MAPLEWOOD RD2025-01$2,000,0003,86784.7%

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