The Fair Share Report

22 Monroe Pl

Bernards, NJ 07920

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

≈ $618,502

Likely range $565,326 – $760,863, from 12 comparable Bernards sales in the past 18 months (home size estimated from assessor data — range widened).

Step 2 · The Director's Ratio

95.12%

The state's official measure of how far Bernards assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $618,502 home should be assessed near $588,319.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$931,500

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $343,181 above what the ratio math suggests (58.3%).

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

$1.687 per $100 assessed

$1.095 Schools · 65% $0.308 County · 18% $0.285 Town · 17%

This home's own bill implies $1.471 per $100 — below the general rate, usually a deduction on the bill (senior, veteran, disabled).

Step 5 · The bill

$13,698/yr
Public schools$8,886
Somerset County$2,499
Town of Bernards$2,313
Bernards average$14,733

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

Town median 94.1%
This home · 150.6%

80%170%

Looks meaningfully over-assessed

Even at the generous end of the range, this home's ratio clears the Chapter 123 appeal line (100.00%) — roughly $5,789/yr at stake. NJ appeals are generally due April 1.

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

AddressSoldPriceSq ftRatio
5 VILLAGE DR2025-04$609,5001,86695.4%
40 MAPLE RUN2025-02$606,0001,89298.2%
17 CLARK CT2026-05$750,0001,92886.5%
82 CONSTITUTION WAY2026-04$804,0001,92896.2%
32 MAYFLOWER DR2026-01$845,5001,92892.8%
26 MAYFLOWER DR2025-04$762,0001,92896.3%
14 PRESCOTT CT2025-03$700,0001,92898.0%
7 VALLEY VIEW DR2026-06$600,0001,81690.5%
28 VALLEY VIEW DR2025-04$551,0001,81695.7%
333 PENNS WAY2026-06$545,0001,78094.1%
333 PENNS WAY2025-02$535,0001,78095.8%
60 WOODWARD LN2026-06$535,0001,76489.5%

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