The Fair Share Report

21 Twenty First Ave

Berkeley, NJ 08752

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

≈ $610,078

Likely range $521,513 – $662,079, from 12 comparable Berkeley sales in the past 18 months (home size estimated from assessor data — range widened).

Step 2 · The Director's Ratio

52.95%

The state's official measure of how far Berkeley assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $610,078 home should be assessed near $323,036.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$715,600

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $392,564 above what the ratio math suggests (121.5%).

Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Berkeley home

$2.590 per $100 assessed

$1.213 Schools · 47% $0.582 County · 22% $0.795 Town · 31%

This home's own bill implies $2.555 per $100 — below the general rate, usually a deduction on the bill (senior, veteran, disabled).

Step 5 · The bill

$18,284/yr
Public schools$8,563
Ocean County$4,109
Town of Berkeley$5,612
Berkeley average$5,442

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

Town median 46.3%
This home · 117.3%

30%143%

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 $10,167/yr at stake. NJ appeals are generally due April 1.

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

AddressSoldPriceSq ftRatio
535 EASTERN BLVD2025-12$580,0001,97646.8%
28 DOLPHIN CIRCLE WEST2025-06$580,0002,08448.4%
70 BRIDLE PATH2025-06$689,0002,20145.9%
13 SKIMMER LANE2026-03$490,0002,00453.1%
14 OSPREY LANE2025-07$540,0002,00455.3%
6 OSPREY LANE2025-06$520,0002,00449.6%
1 OSPREY LANE2025-04$660,0002,00445.2%
234 SECOND AVE2025-12$589,0002,04948.4%
281 EVERGREEN DR2026-04$1,200,0002,23747.1%
12 BRIDLE PATH2025-09$715,0002,20148.4%
96 BRIDLE PATH2025-09$700,0002,27649.9%
4 BRANCHWOOD PL2026-05$640,0001,89051.8%

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