The Fair Share Report
20 Fourth Ln
Berkeley, NJ 07840
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 $253,529 – $369,435, from 12 comparable Berkeley 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 Berkeley assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $280,437 home should be assessed near $148,491.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $172,209 above what the ratio math suggests (116.0%).
Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Berkeley home
$1.213 Schools · 47% $0.582 County · 22% $0.795 Town · 31%
Step 5 · The bill
This home vs. every recent Berkeley sale · assessed ÷ market
30%132%
Looks meaningfully over-assessed
Even at the generous end of the range, this home's ratio clears the Chapter 123 appeal line (60.89%) — roughly $4,460/yr at stake. NJ appeals are generally due April 1.
The evidence · comparable sales (SR1A usable-sale records)
| Address | Sold | Price | Sq ft | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 FOURTH AVE | 2025-04 | $410,000 | 960 | 32.8% |
| 82 FOURTH AVE | 2025-01 | $349,900 | 960 | 38.4% |
| 76 PUFFIN GLADE | 2025-08 | $245,000 | 940 | 64.4% |
| 90 PUFFIN GLADE | 2026-05 | $249,900 | 923 | 48.0% |
| 73 PUFFIN GLADE | 2025-01 | $245,000 | 928 | 64.0% |
| 51 GOOD LUCK DRIVE | 2026-04 | $940,000 | 1,056 | 25.5% |
| 100 SUNSET DR NORTH #11 | 2025-02 | $510,000 | 950 | 36.7% |
| 17 KILLINGTON RD | 2025-04 | $330,000 | 1,095 | 59.2% |
| 88 PUFFIN GLADE | 2026-05 | $245,000 | 928 | 42.9% |
| 13 MILLBROOK CT | 2025-10 | $259,900 | 985 | 49.4% |
| 3 CALDWELL DR | 2026-03 | $279,000 | 971 | 46.3% |
| 10 SURREY CT | 2025-02 | $295,000 | 985 | 34.5% |
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