The Fair Share Report
158A Central Ave
Berkeley, NJ 08757
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.
A touch high — but not appeal-worthy
Above most of Berkeley, but below NJ's legal appeal line (60.89%), where a case becomes winnable.
Step 1 · Market value
Likely range $326,654 – $422,992, 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 $391,131 home should be assessed near $207,104.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $29,196 above what the ratio math suggests (14.1%).
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
30%78%
The evidence · comparable sales (SR1A usable-sale records)
| Address | Sold | Price | Sq ft | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 BUCKLEY LN | 2026-06 | $370,000 | 858 | 46.3% |
| 293 BRICK AVE | 2025-09 | $405,000 | 898 | 46.3% |
| 615 RIVERSIDE DR | 2025-12 | $425,000 | 922 | 36.5% |
| 55 SECOND AVE | 2025-05 | $275,000 | 864 | 37.0% |
| 601 MAIN ST | 2025-11 | $285,000 | 768 | 63.0% |
| 27 SYLVAN LAKE BLVD | 2026-06 | $350,550 | 880 | 52.0% |
| 46 PHEASANT DR | 2025-01 | $299,500 | 880 | 69.2% |
| 74 SECOND AVE | 2026-05 | $260,000 | 800 | 40.9% |
| 97 PHEASANT DR | 2025-12 | $399,000 | 960 | 45.9% |
| 210 FERNWOOD DR | 2025-11 | $580,000 | 960 | 47.0% |
| 50 PARK AVE | 2025-10 | $427,000 | 960 | 46.8% |
| 155 OCEAN GATE DR | 2025-05 | $401,000 | 960 | 39.5% |
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