The Fair Share Report

126 Mathis Ave

Berkeley, NJ 08721

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

≈ $506,964

Likely range $488,665 – $647,766, from 12 comparable Berkeley sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 1,823 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 $506,964 home should be assessed near $268,437.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$227,400

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $41,037 below what the ratio math suggests (15.3%).

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

$5,890/yr
Public schools$2,758
Ocean County$1,323
Town of Berkeley$1,808
Berkeley average$5,442

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

Town median 46.3%
This home · 44.9%

30%68%

Paying about right

This home's ratio lands inside Berkeley's normal band. The drift hasn't singled it out — no case for a tax appeal.

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

AddressSoldPriceSq ftRatio
3 DRAKE DR2025-09$670,0001,88459.9%
409 BIRCH ST2025-05$482,5001,80056.3%
13 CANARIES CT2025-08$490,0001,76234.4%
265 CYPRESS DR2025-11$1,055,0001,87351.3%
281 BAYVILLE AVE2025-02$510,0001,75553.5%
519 TRENTON AVE SOUTH2025-08$500,0001,92051.5%
343 CLIFTON AVE2025-08$480,0001,78849.4%
1025 BAYVIEW AVE2025-10$751,0001,93175.8%
317 TRENTON AVE NORTH2025-09$480,0001,63549.4%
69 MALLARD RD2025-12$470,0001,81457.1%
16 SANDHURST CT2025-09$522,0001,92845.9%
11 SOUTH POINT CT2025-07$380,0001,69235.6%

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