The Fair Share Report
12 Ocean Ave
Berkeley, NJ 08822
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 $303,024 – $440,838, 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 $382,101 home should be assessed near $202,322.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $452,278 above what the ratio math suggests (223.5%).
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%221%
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 $11,714/yr at stake. NJ appeals are generally due April 1.
The evidence · comparable sales (SR1A usable-sale records)
| Address | Sold | Price | Sq ft | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 614 BAY BLVD | 2025-11 | $520,000 | 1,081 | 31.7% |
| 200 HARBOR INN RD | 2025-03 | $385,000 | 1,328 | 91.3% |
| 200 HARBOR INN RD | 2025-03 | $335,000 | 1,328 | 105.0% |
| 417 RIVERSIDE DR | 2025-01 | $380,000 | 1,658 | 62.5% |
| 40 THIRD AVE | 2025-09 | $400,000 | 1,251 | 36.4% |
| 220 LONG BRANCH AVE | 2025-02 | $416,350 | 1,344 | 46.1% |
| 144 RED BANK AVE | 2025-09 | $285,000 | 1,316 | 70.8% |
| 174 BRENNAN CONCOURSE | 2025-04 | $350,000 | 1,024 | 47.3% |
| 9 FREDERICK DR | 2025-12 | $335,000 | 1,300 | 66.3% |
| 117 MILL CREEK RD | 2025-09 | $420,000 | 1,282 | 47.9% |
| 273 EVERGREEN DR | 2026-05 | $890,000 | 1,260 | 52.6% |
| 18 ANCHORAGE BLVD | 2026-06 | $270,000 | 1,422 | 74.0% |
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