The Fair Share Report

116 Sunset Dr N

Berkeley, NJ 08751

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

≈ $551,097

Likely range $473,192 – $755,787, from 12 comparable Berkeley sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 2,127 sq ft.

Step 2 · The Director's Ratio

52.95%

The state's official measure of how far Berkeley assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $551,097 home should be assessed near $291,806.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$611,200

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $319,394 above what the ratio math suggests (109.5%).

Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Berkeley home

$2.590 per $100 assessed

$1.213 Schools · 47% $0.582 County · 22% $0.795 Town · 31%

Step 5 · The bill

$15,830/yr
Public schools$7,414
Ocean County$3,557
Town of Berkeley$4,859
Berkeley average$5,442

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

Town median 46.3%
This home · 110.9%

30%135%

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 $8,272/yr at stake. NJ appeals are generally due April 1.

The evidence · comparable sales (SR1A usable-sale records)

AddressSoldPriceSq ftRatio
254 BUTLER BLVD2025-08$625,0001,96858.4%
40 MORRIS BLVD2025-12$585,0002,37452.0%
68 MALLARD RD2025-03$405,0002,05058.8%
65 NORTH ISLAND RD2025-11$830,0002,28551.4%
260 TEAKWOOD DR2025-06$875,0001,89843.2%
217 NO BAY DR2025-12$635,0001,91057.2%
12 CARLYLE DR2025-07$700,0001,97079.0%
9 COVE RD W2025-06$699,9002,37653.1%
69 MALLARD RD2025-12$470,0001,81457.1%
96 OCEAN AVE2025-02$1,700,0001,60043.0%
8 GLENWOOD DR2025-03$455,0002,24365.5%
129 GUADELOUPE DR2025-09$409,8212,14656.6%

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