The Fair Share Report
14 Constitution Way
Bernards, NJ 07920
The town adjusts for market price changes once a year — but only based on the average price change of all homes in the area. This report checks whether this house's assessment kept pace.
Good news — this home pays less than its share
Its assessment sits low relative to what homes like it actually sell for. An appeal would only invite a fresh look at a number working in the owner's favor.
Step 1 · Market value
Likely range $910,730 – $1,129,383, from 12 comparable Bernards 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 Bernards assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $959,705 home should be assessed near $912,871.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $123,671 below what the ratio math suggests (13.5%).
Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Bernards home
$1.095 Schools · 65% $0.308 County · 18% $0.285 Town · 17%
This home's own bill implies $1.656 per $100 — below the general rate, usually a deduction on the bill (senior, veteran, disabled).
Step 5 · The bill
This home vs. every recent Bernards sale · assessed ÷ market
64%105%
The evidence · comparable sales (SR1A usable-sale records)
| Address | Sold | Price | Sq ft | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 LIBERTY RIDGE RD | 2025-03 | $1,118,000 | 2,346 | 94.1% |
| 32 HANSOM RD | 2026-05 | $1,081,000 | 2,314 | 96.9% |
| 34 GEORGETOWN CT | 2025-05 | $993,000 | 2,505 | 95.7% |
| 18 VANDERVEER DR | 2025-05 | $1,405,000 | 2,616 | 92.2% |
| 50 PATRIOT HILL DR | 2025-02 | $863,652 | 2,499 | 97.4% |
| 7 VANDERVEER DR | 2025-04 | $1,366,000 | 2,660 | 90.4% |
| 23 HANSOM RD | 2026-01 | $1,035,000 | 2,648 | 101.5% |
| 12 HANSOM RD | 2026-01 | $1,075,000 | 2,648 | 93.3% |
| 64 LIBERTY RIDGE RD | 2026-05 | $1,220,000 | 2,710 | 91.7% |
| 9 HARTLEY LN | 2026-05 | $925,000 | 2,107 | 97.4% |
| 266 PATRIOT HILL DR | 2026-05 | $915,000 | 2,112 | 94.0% |
| 14 HADLEY CT | 2026-01 | $950,000 | 2,746 | 92.5% |
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