The Fair Share Report

2 Ely Ct

Bridgewater, NJ 08807

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

≈ $1,409,046

Likely range $1,307,019 – $1,454,928, from 12 comparable Bridgewater sales in the past 18 months (home size estimated from assessor data — range widened).

Step 2 · The Director's Ratio

86.72%

The state's official measure of how far Bridgewater assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $1,409,046 home should be assessed near $1,221,925.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$1,125,600

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $96,325 below what the ratio math suggests (7.9%).

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

$1.901 per $100 assessed

$1.294 Schools · 68% $0.364 County · 19% $0.244 Town · 13%

This home's own bill implies $1.746 per $100 — below the general rate, usually a deduction on the bill (senior, veteran, disabled).

Step 5 · The bill

$19,653/yr
Public schools$13,371
Somerset County$3,761
Town of Bridgewater$2,521
Bridgewater average$10,962

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

Town median 84.0%
This home · 79.9%

68%105%

Paying about right

This home's ratio lands inside Bridgewater's normal band. The drift hasn't singled it out — no case for a tax appeal.

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

AddressSoldPriceSq ftRatio
28 MC DOWELL CT.2025-05$1,305,0004,00486.4%
2168 PERRINE RD.2025-04$1,250,0003,62291.9%
10 WEAVER DR.2025-05$1,100,0003,574104.9%
227 CHURCH ROAD2026-03$1,525,0003,984100.7%
27 WEAVER DR.2025-02$1,310,0003,54887.6%
4 ERIN CT.2026-02$1,070,0003,11781.0%
838 MADISON AVE2025-06$1,380,0003,84290.7%
2 DUMONT COURT2026-02$1,220,0004,23297.4%
2141 WASHINGTON VALLEY RD2026-06$1,550,0004,11994.9%
842 MADISON AVE2026-03$1,405,0003,90279.9%
1 WISHNOW WAY2026-04$1,450,0004,29596.6%
455 BAYBERRY ROAD2025-02$1,180,0003,20396.4%

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