The Fair Share Report
2 Highview Ter
Bethlehem, NJ 08826
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 $509,237 – $718,165, from 12 comparable Bethlehem 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 Bethlehem assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $640,287 home should be assessed near $687,732.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $173,532 below what the ratio math suggests (25.2%).
Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Bethlehem home
$1.404 Schools · 69% $0.316 County · 16% $0.301 Town · 15%
Step 5 · The bill
This home vs. every recent Bethlehem sale · assessed ÷ market
66%117%
Paying about right
This home's ratio lands inside Bethlehem'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 WITTE ROAD | 2025-11 | $532,000 | 2,138 | 85.0% |
| 193 ASBURY-WEST PORTAL | 2026-05 | $680,000 | 2,390 | 77.1% |
| 500 CHARLESTOWN ROAD | 2025-11 | $735,000 | 2,164 | 64.0% |
| 26 THRUSH LANE | 2026-01 | $630,000 | 1,992 | 88.6% |
| 919 IRON BRIDGE ROAD | 2025-12 | $725,000 | 2,422 | 84.8% |
| 17 THOMAS ROAD | 2025-06 | $745,000 | 2,262 | 77.4% |
| 4 DEVONALD DRIVE | 2025-04 | $877,000 | 2,428 | 85.2% |
| 1 TURKEY RUN | 2025-10 | $535,000 | 1,840 | 106.2% |
| 505 LANNON LANE | 2026-05 | $705,000 | 2,336 | 81.9% |
| 232 TURKEY HILL ROAD | 2025-09 | $440,000 | 2,330 | 132.7% |
| 302 NORTH POLKTOWN ROAD | 2025-07 | $660,000 | 2,252 | 103.1% |
| 368 STROTZ ROAD | 2025-12 | $435,000 | 1,955 | 106.2% |
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