The Fair Share Report
978 Main St
Hackensack, NJ 07601
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 $253,428 – $289,000, from 12 comparable Hackensack sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 670 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 $270,000 home should be assessed near $201,366.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $31,666 below what the ratio math suggests (15.7%).
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%91%
Paying about right
This home's ratio lands inside Hackensack's normal band. The drift hasn't singled it out — no case for a tax appeal.
The evidence · comparable sales (SR1A usable-sale records)
| Address | Sold | Price | Sq ft | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 245 JOHNSON AVE | 2026-04 | $289,000 | 670 | 58.7% |
| 241 JOHNSON AVE. | 2026-04 | $270,000 | 670 | 62.9% |
| 243 JOHNSON AVE. | 2025-12 | $289,000 | 670 | 56.7% |
| 245 JOHNSON AVE | 2025-12 | $270,000 | 670 | 62.9% |
| 245 JOHNSON AVE | 2025-11 | $269,000 | 670 | 63.1% |
| 7 ROMAINE CT | 2025-11 | $330,000 | 670 | 51.4% |
| 980 MAIN ST | 2025-09 | $260,000 | 670 | 63.0% |
| 300 LOOKOUT AVE | 2025-09 | $285,000 | 650 | 63.7% |
| 20 JEFFERSON ST. | 2026-03 | $283,900 | 680 | 63.2% |
| 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% |
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