The Fair Share Report
14 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.
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Step 1 · Market value
Likely range $365,750 – $407,143, from 12 comparable Bernards sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 950 sq ft.
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 $383,325 home should be assessed near $364,619.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $6,719 below what the ratio math suggests (1.8%).
Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Bernards home
$1.095 Schools · 65% $0.308 County · 18% $0.285 Town · 17%
Step 5 · The bill
This home vs. every recent Bernards sale · assessed ÷ market
80%105%
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)
| Address | Sold | Price | Sq ft | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 ALEXANDRIA WAY | 2025-04 | $425,000 | 950 | 95.4% |
| 34 JAMESTOWN RD | 2025-04 | $375,000 | 950 | 92.4% |
| 80 JAMESTOWN RD | 2025-01 | $365,000 | 950 | 103.5% |
| 195 ALEXANDRIA WAY | 2026-05 | $415,000 | 1,000 | 89.1% |
| 106 JAMESTOWN RD | 2025-05 | $385,000 | 1,000 | 99.1% |
| 63 COMMONWEALTH DR | 2025-01 | $409,000 | 1,000 | 89.5% |
| 78 POTOMAC DR | 2026-04 | $380,000 | 950 | 96.1% |
| 138 POTOMAC DR | 2026-02 | $370,000 | 950 | 94.8% |
| 49 ALEXANDRIA WAY | 2026-03 | $403,500 | 1,000 | 90.7% |
| 23 ALEXANDRIA WAY | 2025-05 | $375,000 | 1,000 | 96.8% |
| 17 COUNTRYSIDE DR | 2025-04 | $360,000 | 892 | 77.3% |
| 32 COUNTRYSIDE DR | 2025-03 | $290,000 | 892 | 99.8% |
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