The Fair Share Report
970 Main St
Hackensack, NJ 07601
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.
A touch high — but not appeal-worthy
Above most of Hackensack, but below NJ's legal appeal line (85.77%), where a case becomes winnable.
Step 1 · Market value
Likely range $254,436 – $306,675, from 12 comparable Hackensack sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 846 sq ft.
Step 2 · The Director's Ratio
The state's official measure of how far Hackensack assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $268,076 home should be assessed near $199,931.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $27,369 above what the ratio math suggests (13.7%).
Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Hackensack home
$1.457 Schools · 45% $0.291 County · 9% $1.460 Town · 46%
Step 5 · The bill
This home vs. every recent Hackensack sale · assessed ÷ market
49%95%
The evidence · comparable sales (SR1A usable-sale records)
| Address | Sold | Price | Sq ft | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 208 ANDERSON ST | 2026-04 | $245,000 | 800 | 65.7% |
| 208 ANDERSON ST | 2025-08 | $253,500 | 800 | 64.0% |
| 208 ANDERSON ST | 2025-06 | $290,000 | 800 | 69.1% |
| 208 ANDERSON ST | 2025-02 | $252,000 | 800 | 63.9% |
| 25 GRAND AVE. | 2025-07 | $240,000 | 798 | 89.0% |
| 25 GRAND AVE. | 2025-10 | $280,000 | 798 | 75.6% |
| 300 LOOKOUT AVE | 2025-04 | $283,000 | 827 | 70.1% |
| 90 PROSPECT AVE | 2025-09 | $249,500 | 1,004 | 77.3% |
| 90 PROSPECT AVE | 2025-04 | $285,000 | 1,004 | 63.3% |
| 90 PROSPECT AVE | 2025-07 | $285,000 | 1,004 | 73.0% |
| 90 PROSPECT AVE | 2025-05 | $275,000 | 1,004 | 65.2% |
| 303 HAMILTON PL | 2026-04 | $330,000 | 910 | 53.2% |
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