The Fair Share Report

167 N Maple Ave

Bernards, NJ 07976

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.

Step 1 · Market value

≈ $566,799

Likely range $503,989 – $587,548, from 12 comparable Bernards sales in the past 18 months (home size estimated from assessor data — range widened).

Step 2 · The Director's Ratio

95.12%

The state's official measure of how far Bernards assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $566,799 home should be assessed near $539,139.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$771,800

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $232,661 above what the ratio math suggests (43.2%).

Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Bernards home

$1.687 per $100 assessed

$1.095 Schools · 65% $0.308 County · 18% $0.285 Town · 17%

This home's own bill implies $1.535 per $100 — below the general rate, usually a deduction on the bill (senior, veteran, disabled).

Step 5 · The bill

$11,848/yr
Public schools$7,686
Somerset County$2,162
Town of Bernards$2,000
Bernards average$14,733

This home vs. every recent Bernards sale · assessed ÷ market

Town median 94.1%
This home · 136.2%

80%159%

Looks meaningfully over-assessed

Even at the generous end of the range, this home's ratio clears the Chapter 123 appeal line (100.00%) — roughly $3,925/yr at stake. NJ appeals are generally due April 1.

The evidence · comparable sales (SR1A usable-sale records)

AddressSoldPriceSq ftRatio
63 ASPEN DR2025-06$555,5551,44397.7%
62 ASPEN DR2025-04$592,0001,44385.4%
254 PENNS WAY2026-04$500,0001,40093.0%
267 ENGLISH PL2026-02$480,0001,40099.4%
265 PENNS WAY2025-02$450,0001,400114.0%
26 WOODWARD LN2026-04$500,0001,396100.3%
334 ENGLISH PL2025-03$565,0001,39690.0%
55 SYCAMORE CT2026-05$520,0001,388100.5%
59 SYCAMORE CT2026-05$549,0001,38897.7%
88 SYCAMORE CT2026-05$565,0001,38895.7%
40 CHESTNUT CT2026-04$572,0001,38884.8%
227 ARROWOOD WAY2026-02$530,0001,38894.7%

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