The Fair Share Report
115 Surf Dr
Berkeley, NJ 08752
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 $414,543 – $618,418, from 12 comparable Berkeley 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 Berkeley assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $489,342 home should be assessed near $259,107.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $189,193 above what the ratio math suggests (73.0%).
Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Berkeley home
$1.213 Schools · 47% $0.582 County · 22% $0.795 Town · 31%
Step 5 · The bill
This home vs. every recent Berkeley sale · assessed ÷ market
30%114%
Looks meaningfully over-assessed
Even at the generous end of the range, this home's ratio clears the Chapter 123 appeal line (60.89%) — roughly $4,900/yr at stake. NJ appeals are generally due April 1.
The evidence · comparable sales (SR1A usable-sale records)
| Address | Sold | Price | Sq ft | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 BLUE HERON LANE | 2025-05 | $585,000 | 1,579 | 44.0% |
| 24 BLUE HERON LANE | 2025-03 | $565,600 | 1,579 | 45.0% |
| 12 BLUE HERON LANE | 2025-08 | $582,900 | 1,565 | 42.7% |
| 211 PINE DR | 2026-03 | $827,000 | 1,760 | 46.7% |
| 122 WESTPORT DR | 2025-10 | $425,000 | 1,603 | 36.9% |
| 236 CEDAR DR | 2025-02 | $824,900 | 1,840 | 46.9% |
| 78 DOLPHIN CIRCLE EAST | 2025-08 | $475,000 | 1,642 | 50.2% |
| 100 TWENTIETH AVE | 2025-04 | $982,500 | 1,945 | 52.2% |
| 64 DOLPHIN CIRCLE EAST | 2025-03 | $489,900 | 1,642 | 48.0% |
| 18 LENA CT | 2025-03 | $500,000 | 1,642 | 53.3% |
| 33 BLUE HERON LANE | 2026-05 | $483,500 | 1,495 | 50.8% |
| 18 SKIMMER LANE | 2025-07 | $495,000 | 1,728 | 55.4% |
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