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.

Step 1 · Market value

≈ $670,479

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

66.39%

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

$280,000

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

$3.199 per $100 assessed

$1.890 Schools · 59% $0.321 County · 10% $0.987 Town · 31%

Step 5 · The bill

$8,960/yr
Public schools$5,295
Bergen County$899
Town of Rutherford$2,765
Rutherford average$14,060

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

Town median 58.1%
This home · 41.8%

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)

AddressSoldPriceSq ftRatio
151 JACKSON AVENUE2026-03$705,0001,56456.6%
64 BEECH ST2026-05$661,9001,63258.9%
135 WHEATON PL2025-08$750,0001,47655.2%
40 CARMITA AVE2025-09$500,0001,38680.6%
166 SUMMIT CROSS2026-05$810,0001,59057.9%
114 DANIEL AVE2025-09$650,0001,55875.3%
115 WILSON AVE2025-02$426,8001,36476.2%
182 MORTIMER AVE2025-07$735,0001,64960.9%
182 MORTIMER AVE2025-03$600,0001,64974.5%
383 PARK AVENUE2026-06$765,0001,73247.5%
68 BECKWITH PLACE2025-10$650,0001,54964.0%
524 STUYVESANT AVE2024-12$535,0001,56777.2%

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