The Fair Share Report
216 Surf Dr
Berkeley, NJ 07068
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 $295,580 – $409,680, 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 $314,435 home should be assessed near $166,493.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $221,207 above what the ratio math suggests (132.9%).
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%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 $5,729/yr at stake. NJ appeals are generally due April 1.
The evidence · comparable sales (SR1A usable-sale records)
| Address | Sold | Price | Sq ft | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 MERRILEE LN | 2026-04 | $310,000 | 1,328 | 51.1% |
| 25 CANTERBURY LN | 2025-03 | $310,000 | 1,328 | 74.2% |
| 77 CHESTERFIELD LN | 2025-11 | $307,000 | 1,364 | 49.8% |
| 72 NARBERTH WAY | 2026-02 | $380,000 | 1,356 | 236.6% |
| 72 NARBERTH WAY | 2025-04 | $355,000 | 1,356 | 253.2% |
| 94 HYANNIS ST | 2025-02 | $220,000 | 1,328 | 81.6% |
| OCEAN & 22ND AVE | 2025-01 | $915,000 | 1,263 | 57.5% |
| 60 WOODSTOCK DR | 2026-03 | $320,000 | 1,440 | 50.4% |
| 16 ZAPATA CT | 2026-01 | $459,000 | 1,440 | 29.2% |
| 18 LEIGHTON CT | 2025-08 | $300,000 | 1,440 | 64.9% |
| 154 BONAIRE DR | 2026-03 | $400,000 | 1,364 | 34.3% |
| 119 HYANNIS ST | 2025-09 | $262,000 | 1,364 | 47.7% |
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