The Fair Share Report
156 Central Ave
Berkeley, NJ 08817
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 $676,536 – $743,654, from 12 comparable Berkeley 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 Berkeley assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $691,817 home should be assessed near $366,317.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $271,383 above what the ratio math suggests (74.1%).
Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Berkeley home
$1.213 Schools · 47% $0.582 County · 22% $0.795 Town · 31%
Step 5 · The bill
This home vs. every recent Berkeley sale · assessed ÷ market
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Looks meaningfully over-assessed
Even at the generous end of the range, this home's ratio clears the Chapter 123 appeal line (60.89%) — roughly $7,029/yr at stake. NJ appeals are generally due April 1.
The evidence · comparable sales (SR1A usable-sale records)
| Address | Sold | Price | Sq ft | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 256 ELIZABETH AVE | 2025-09 | $759,900 | 2,190 | 49.3% |
| 12 BRIDLE PATH | 2025-09 | $715,000 | 2,201 | 48.4% |
| 4 SADDLE RIDGE COURT | 2025-11 | $700,000 | 2,226 | 50.0% |
| 206 ROANOKE AVE | 2026-02 | $995,000 | 2,319 | 42.3% |
| 281 EVERGREEN DR | 2026-04 | $1,200,000 | 2,237 | 47.1% |
| 184 FIFTH AVE | 2025-08 | $705,000 | 2,295 | 47.4% |
| 96 BRIDLE PATH | 2025-09 | $700,000 | 2,276 | 49.9% |
| 4 CONOR CT | 2026-03 | $670,000 | 2,166 | 47.1% |
| 70 BRIDLE PATH | 2025-06 | $689,000 | 2,201 | 45.9% |
| 369 HAYES AVE | 2026-01 | $775,000 | 2,381 | 47.7% |
| 365 HOPEDALE DR SE | 2026-04 | $740,000 | 2,223 | 44.8% |
| 234 SECOND AVE | 2025-12 | $589,000 | 2,049 | 48.4% |
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