The Fair Share Report

120 Mountain Rd

Bernards, NJ 07920

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

≈ $1,539,689

Likely range $1,360,370 – $1,839,326, from 12 comparable Bernards sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 4,254 sq ft.

Step 2 · The Director's Ratio

95.12%

The state's official measure of how far Bernards assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $1,539,689 home should be assessed near $1,464,552.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$1,106,000

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $358,552 below what the ratio math suggests (24.5%).

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

$1.687 per $100 assessed

$1.095 Schools · 65% $0.308 County · 18% $0.285 Town · 17%

This home's own bill implies $1.541 per $100 — below the general rate, usually a deduction on the bill (senior, veteran, disabled).

Step 5 · The bill

$17,044/yr
Public schools$11,056
Somerset County$3,110
Town of Bernards$2,878
Bernards average$14,733

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

Town median 94.1%
This home · 71.8%

55%105%

Keep quiet and enjoy it

This home's assessment ratio sits below the Bernards pack — the frozen assessment is treating it kindly. It pays less than a fresh look would charge.

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

AddressSoldPriceSq ftRatio
54 BERTA PL2026-05$2,524,0004,28382.2%
205 DOUGLAS RD2025-05$1,627,0003,96695.7%
380 WHITENACK RD2025-05$1,390,0004,497101.2%
321 SOMERVILLE RD2025-05$1,868,5004,22095.6%
142 ANNIN RD2025-01$1,105,0003,05396.7%
64 MORGAN LN2025-02$1,535,0004,56995.8%
58 MORGAN LN2026-02$1,495,0004,67596.7%
23 GALLOPING HILL RD2026-05$2,550,0004,30968.2%
6 DOGWOOD WAY2026-01$925,0002,95081.6%
12 WAYNE TER2026-05$1,375,0004,023104.0%
39 MELBOURNE WAY2025-01$1,285,0004,607104.3%
209 LAKE RD2026-05$1,350,0003,61783.3%

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