The Fair Share Report
159 Lyons Rd
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 $1,325,078 – $1,935,894, 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 $1,705,131 home should be assessed near $1,621,921.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $27,721 below what the ratio math suggests (1.7%).
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 $1.583 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
77%126%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 BERTA PL | 2026-05 | $2,524,000 | 4,283 | 82.2% |
| 23 GALLOPING HILL RD | 2026-05 | $2,550,000 | 4,309 | 68.2% |
| 15 RIVERSIDE DR | 2025-06 | $1,851,000 | 4,281 | 94.5% |
| 205 DOUGLAS RD | 2025-05 | $1,627,000 | 3,966 | 95.7% |
| 105 ANNIN RD | 2026-03 | $2,400,000 | 4,193 | 73.1% |
| 64 MORGAN LN | 2025-02 | $1,535,000 | 4,569 | 95.8% |
| 58 MORGAN LN | 2026-02 | $1,495,000 | 4,675 | 96.7% |
| 380 WHITENACK RD | 2025-05 | $1,390,000 | 4,497 | 101.2% |
| 209 LAKE RD | 2026-05 | $1,350,000 | 3,617 | 83.3% |
| 12 WAYNE TER | 2026-05 | $1,375,000 | 4,023 | 104.0% |
| 10 OWENS CT | 2025-05 | $1,950,000 | 4,648 | 93.5% |
| 5 CARRIAGE WAY | 2025-06 | $1,825,000 | 4,400 | 95.4% |
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