The Fair Share Report
21 Summit Ave
Berlin, NJ 08009
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 $301,550 – $458,422, from 12 comparable Berlin 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 Berlin assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $404,817 home should be assessed near $269,406.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $22,706 below what the ratio math suggests (8.4%).
Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Berlin home
$1.813 Schools · 52% $0.779 County · 22% $0.879 Town · 25%
Step 5 · The bill
This home vs. every recent Berlin sale · assessed ÷ market
41%87%
Paying about right
This home's ratio lands inside Berlin'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 RIDGEVIEW AVENUE | 2025-08 | $422,000 | 1,744 | 56.9% |
| 2 WINDING WAY | 2026-02 | $400,000 | 1,744 | 59.5% |
| 129 JUNIPER AVENUE | 2025-03 | $295,000 | 1,646 | 86.4% |
| 2 PINEVIEW AVENUE | 2025-11 | $330,000 | 1,846 | 59.1% |
| 20 DELWOOD LANE | 2025-09 | $517,100 | 2,000 | 49.7% |
| 8 VILLANOVA COURT | 2026-05 | $315,000 | 1,726 | 65.2% |
| 14 RIDGEVIEW AVENUE | 2026-03 | $445,000 | 1,705 | 60.9% |
| 26 HILLCROFT ROAD | 2025-07 | $430,000 | 1,550 | 45.7% |
| 130 HOLLY AVENUE | 2025-09 | $260,000 | 1,896 | 89.7% |
| 37 WASHINGTON AVENUE | 2025-11 | $258,000 | 1,584 | 86.8% |
| 18 PRESIDENTIAL DRIVE | 2025-10 | $475,000 | 1,770 | 51.8% |
| 10 GARWOOD AVENUE | 2025-06 | $365,000 | 1,602 | 56.3% |
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