The Fair Share Report

22 Ocean Ave

Berkeley, NJ 08831

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

≈ $491,804

Likely range $378,457 – $575,469, 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 $491,804 home should be assessed near $260,410.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$724,600

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $464,190 above what the ratio math suggests (178.3%).

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

$18,767/yr
Public schools$8,789
Ocean County$4,217
Town of Berkeley$5,761
Berkeley average$5,442

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

Town median 46.3%
This home · 147.3%

30%197%

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 $12,023/yr at stake. NJ appeals are generally due April 1.

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

AddressSoldPriceSq ftRatio
417 RIVERSIDE DR2025-01$380,0001,65862.5%
830 ROUTE 92025-07$395,0001,73661.8%
221 RIVERSIDE DR2025-12$400,0001,79854.0%
71 RONALD AVE SOUTH2026-06$850,0001,76641.8%
210 MIDWAY AVE2026-04$1,200,0001,74036.0%
89 OCEAN GATE AVE2025-03$730,0001,74052.7%
96 OCEAN AVE2025-02$1,700,0001,60043.0%
38 BELMONT AVE2025-12$495,0001,73651.8%
318 BAY BLVD2025-05$493,5001,74647.2%
4 RAVENNA CT2026-05$376,0001,73442.5%
37 BUTLER AVE2026-03$415,0001,73247.3%
501 EASTERN BLVD2025-03$560,0001,73249.6%

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