The Fair Share Report
206 Surf Dr
Berkeley, NJ 07081
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 $230,087 – $330,733, 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 $268,526 home should be assessed near $142,185.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $186,815 above what the ratio math suggests (131.4%).
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%148%
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 $4,839/yr at stake. NJ appeals are generally due April 1.
The evidence · comparable sales (SR1A usable-sale records)
| Address | Sold | Price | Sq ft | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 206 CORNELIUS ST | 2026-05 | $410,000 | 1,029 | 51.4% |
| 50 PARK AVE | 2025-10 | $427,000 | 960 | 46.8% |
| 28 STANFORD CT EAST | 2025-10 | $324,900 | 971 | 32.1% |
| 1046 EDGEBROOK DR EAST | 2026-03 | $215,000 | 1,031 | 46.3% |
| 1042 EDGEBROOK DR EAST | 2025-03 | $245,000 | 1,031 | 42.1% |
| 15 BRIAN CT | 2025-04 | $227,500 | 1,031 | 63.6% |
| 1 CAMBRIDGE CT | 2026-03 | $305,000 | 944 | 32.8% |
| 1 JOY PL | 2025-05 | $334,000 | 1,100 | 55.0% |
| 1074 EDGEBROOK DR SOUTH | 2026-04 | $255,000 | 1,074 | 39.3% |
| 11 SHERWOOD CT | 2025-10 | $280,000 | 1,067 | 37.8% |
| 31 SOUTHAMPTON RD | 2026-02 | $255,000 | 1,079 | 39.3% |
| 3 YORK CT | 2025-08 | $280,000 | 923 | 36.6% |
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