The Fair Share Report

214 Twenty Second Ave

Berkeley, NJ 07981

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

≈ $376,650

Likely range $358,002 – $633,205, 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 $376,650 home should be assessed near $199,436.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$472,100

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $272,664 above what the ratio math suggests (136.7%).

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%

Step 5 · The bill

$12,227/yr
Public schools$5,727
Ocean County$2,748
Town of Berkeley$3,753
Berkeley average$5,442

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

Town median 46.3%
This home · 125.3%

30%137%

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 $7,062/yr at stake. NJ appeals are generally due April 1.

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

AddressSoldPriceSq ftRatio
96 OCEAN AVE2025-02$1,700,0001,60043.0%
234 CEDAR DR2025-08$625,0001,51251.9%
151 HUNTLEY AVE2025-10$375,0001,59038.1%
111 LAWSHE DR2026-06$559,0001,48256.5%
221 RIVERSIDE DR2025-12$400,0001,79854.0%
78 RONALD AVE SOUTH2026-04$845,0001,65643.6%
228 SANDLEWOOD DR2025-08$575,0001,62060.3%
23 PORT ROYAL DR2025-10$365,0001,59256.0%
60 WOODLAND RD2026-05$312,5001,58865.1%
70 MALLARD RD2025-01$380,0001,58869.5%
36 BUENA VISA DR2025-03$380,0001,58052.7%
8 SANTIAGO DR WEST2025-03$399,0001,58051.8%

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