The Fair Share Report

2 Lee Pl

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.

Step 1 · Market value

≈ $442,379

Likely range $432,091 – $474,272, from 12 comparable Bernards sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 1,215 sq ft.

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 $442,379 home should be assessed near $420,791.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$562,200

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $141,409 above what the ratio math suggests (33.6%).

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 $1.637 per $100 — below the general rate, usually a deduction on the bill (senior, veteran, disabled).

Step 5 · The bill

$9,201/yr
Public schools$5,969
Somerset County$1,679
Town of Bernards$1,554
Bernards average$14,733

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

Town median 94.1%
This home · 127.1%

80%136%

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 $2,386/yr at stake. NJ appeals are generally due April 1.

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

AddressSoldPriceSq ftRatio
117 W OAK ST2025-04$601,0001,29698.8%
16 LEE PL2025-05$555,00096091.1%
168 POTOMAC DR2026-06$400,0001,200109.3%
192 POTOMAC DR2026-04$410,0001,200103.9%
48 COMMONWEALTH DR2026-01$457,5001,20099.2%
188 ALEXANDRIA WAY2025-05$446,0001,20098.8%
212 W OAK ST2026-05$590,0001,32688.4%
142 WOODWARD LN2026-06$461,0001,18189.4%
327 PENNS WAY2026-05$451,1251,18187.5%
289 ENGLISH PL2026-05$430,0001,18194.6%
347 PENNS WAY2026-05$425,0001,18186.6%
164 WOODWARD LN2026-05$425,0001,18189.9%

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