The Fair Share Report
97 Eastern Way
Rutherford, NJ 07070
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 $552,335 – $740,488, from 12 comparable Rutherford sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 1,518 sq ft.
Step 2 · The Director's Ratio
The state's official measure of how far Rutherford assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $670,479 home should be assessed near $445,131.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $165,131 below what the ratio math suggests (37.1%).
Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Rutherford home
$1.890 Schools · 59% $0.321 County · 10% $0.987 Town · 31%
Step 5 · The bill
This home vs. every recent Rutherford sale · assessed ÷ market
32%82%
Keep quiet and enjoy it
This home's assessment ratio sits below the Rutherford pack — the frozen assessment is treating it kindly. It pays less than a fresh look would charge.
The evidence · comparable sales (SR1A usable-sale records)
| Address | Sold | Price | Sq ft | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 JACKSON AVENUE | 2026-03 | $705,000 | 1,564 | 56.6% |
| 64 BEECH ST | 2026-05 | $661,900 | 1,632 | 58.9% |
| 135 WHEATON PL | 2025-08 | $750,000 | 1,476 | 55.2% |
| 40 CARMITA AVE | 2025-09 | $500,000 | 1,386 | 80.6% |
| 166 SUMMIT CROSS | 2026-05 | $810,000 | 1,590 | 57.9% |
| 114 DANIEL AVE | 2025-09 | $650,000 | 1,558 | 75.3% |
| 115 WILSON AVE | 2025-02 | $426,800 | 1,364 | 76.2% |
| 182 MORTIMER AVE | 2025-07 | $735,000 | 1,649 | 60.9% |
| 182 MORTIMER AVE | 2025-03 | $600,000 | 1,649 | 74.5% |
| 383 PARK AVENUE | 2026-06 | $765,000 | 1,732 | 47.5% |
| 68 BECKWITH PLACE | 2025-10 | $650,000 | 1,549 | 64.0% |
| 524 STUYVESANT AVE | 2024-12 | $535,000 | 1,567 | 77.2% |
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