The Fair Share Report
86 Bailey Ave
Hillside, NJ 07205
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.
This home's payments are about right
It sits inside Hillside's normal range — market price changes haven't singled it out. No case for a tax appeal.
Step 1 · Market value
Likely range $410,759 – $612,933, from 12 comparable Hillside 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 Hillside assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $561,875 home should be assessed near $136,704.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $11,504 below what the ratio math suggests (8.4%).
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%
The evidence · comparable sales (SR1A usable-sale records)
| Address | Sold | Price | Sq ft | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1229 ROBERT ST | 2026-06 | $570,000 | 1,708 | 22.6% |
| 573 CONANT ST | 2025-08 | $498,500 | 1,790 | 25.0% |
| 943 STERNER RD | 2025-06 | $560,000 | 1,718 | 24.6% |
| 1224 SO BRIGHT ST | 2025-03 | $551,000 | 1,858 | 24.5% |
| 576 PURCE ST | 2025-04 | $405,000 | 1,728 | 33.9% |
| 207 ARTHUR ST | 2025-06 | $570,000 | 1,824 | 23.3% |
| 1580 SUMMIT AVE | 2025-09 | $451,000 | 2,085 | 28.7% |
| 1225 SALEM AVE | 2025-06 | $595,000 | 1,593 | 21.7% |
| 1519 MORRIS PL | 2025-10 | $580,000 | 1,917 | 18.2% |
| 314 FITZPATRICK ST | 2025-12 | $585,000 | 1,586 | 20.6% |
| 314 FITZPATRICK ST | 2025-01 | $396,000 | 1,586 | 30.4% |
| 20 EASTERN PARKWAY | 2025-11 | $585,000 | 1,790 | 24.5% |
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