The Fair Share Report

182 Fifth Ave

Berkeley, NJ 08757

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

≈ $753,459

Likely range $663,712 – $802,680, from 12 comparable Berkeley sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 2,396 sq ft.

Step 2 · The Director's Ratio

52.95%

The state's official measure of how far Berkeley assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $753,459 home should be assessed near $398,957.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$258,100

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $140,857 below what the ratio math suggests (35.3%).

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

$2.590 per $100 assessed

$1.213 Schools · 47% $0.582 County · 22% $0.795 Town · 31%

Step 5 · The bill

$6,685/yr
Public schools$3,131
Ocean County$1,502
Town of Berkeley$2,052
Berkeley average$5,442

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

Town median 46.3%
This home · 34.3%

27%68%

Keep quiet and enjoy it

This home's assessment ratio sits below the Berkeley pack — the frozen assessment is treating it kindly. It pays less than a fresh look would charge.

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

AddressSoldPriceSq ftRatio
10 JEFFERSON AVE2025-05$857,0002,36745.1%
51 AMHERST DR2025-08$950,0002,40056.2%
6 KEY LARGO CT2026-01$675,0002,42548.0%
281 EVERGREEN DR2026-04$1,200,0002,23747.1%
4 SADDLE RIDGE COURT2025-11$700,0002,22650.0%
18 FOURTH AVE2026-02$605,0002,55651.0%
5 MELINDA CT.2025-12$712,0002,46958.4%
365 HOPEDALE DR SE2026-04$740,0002,22344.8%
369 HAYES AVE2026-01$775,0002,38147.7%
449 MONTGOMERY ST2025-11$800,0002,38842.0%
453 ANDREW AVE2026-04$615,0002,36856.1%
126 MANHATTAN AVE2025-10$700,0002,52759.3%

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