The Fair Share Report

133 Smithfield Ct

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

≈ $335,526

Likely range $322,722 – $353,421, from 12 comparable Bernards sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 850 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 $335,526 home should be assessed near $319,152.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$328,100

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $8,948 above what the ratio math suggests (2.8%).

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 $1.592 per $100 — below the general rate, usually a deduction on the bill (senior, veteran, disabled).

Step 5 · The bill

$5,223/yr
Public schools$3,388
Somerset County$953
Town of Bernards$882
Bernards average$14,733

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

Town median 94.1%
This home · 97.8%

80%107%

Paying about right

This home's ratio lands inside Bernards'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
30 COUNTRYSIDE DR2026-05$325,00085684.7%
40 COUNTRYSIDE DR2025-01$300,00085698.6%
1 POTOMAC DR2026-02$310,000850100.8%
17 COUNTRYSIDE DR2025-04$360,00089277.3%
32 COUNTRYSIDE DR2025-03$290,00089299.8%
14 SMITHFIELD CT2025-06$395,00095090.6%
22 ALEXANDRIA WAY2025-04$425,00095095.4%
136 JAMESTOWN RD2025-04$330,00075096.6%
34 JAMESTOWN RD2025-04$375,00095092.4%
80 JAMESTOWN RD2025-01$365,000950103.5%
344 POTOMAC DR2026-02$334,90075093.4%
95 JAMESTOWN RD2026-01$300,00075098.3%

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