The Fair Share Report
12 Summit Ave
Berlin, NJ 08009
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 $259,327 – $398,840, from 12 comparable Berlin 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 Berlin assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $349,997 home should be assessed near $232,923.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $41,723 below what the ratio math suggests (17.9%).
Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Berlin home
$1.813 Schools · 52% $0.779 County · 22% $0.879 Town · 25%
Step 5 · The bill
This home vs. every recent Berlin sale · assessed ÷ market
41%82%
Paying about right
This home's ratio lands inside Berlin'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 CHESTNUT AVENUE | 2025-02 | $360,000 | 1,232 | 59.3% |
| 16 TOWNSEND AVENUE | 2025-12 | $403,000 | 1,404 | 52.0% |
| 48 TANSBORO ROAD | 2025-02 | $276,500 | 1,287 | 73.4% |
| 14 RIDGEVIEW AVENUE | 2026-03 | $445,000 | 1,705 | 60.9% |
| 114 ELLIS AVENUE | 2026-03 | $335,000 | 1,368 | 50.4% |
| 3 ELLIS AVENUE | 2025-05 | $230,000 | 1,276 | 77.2% |
| 37 WASHINGTON AVENUE | 2025-11 | $258,000 | 1,584 | 86.8% |
| 105 RICH AVENUE | 2025-01 | $420,000 | 1,336 | 41.2% |
| 30 SUMMIT AVENUE | 2025-08 | $329,900 | 1,056 | 59.4% |
| 42 JOANS LANE | 2026-05 | $420,000 | 1,384 | 44.8% |
| 26 HILLCROFT ROAD | 2025-07 | $430,000 | 1,550 | 45.7% |
| 129 JUNIPER AVENUE | 2025-03 | $295,000 | 1,646 | 86.4% |
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