The Fair Share Report
225 Maple Dr
Berkeley, NJ 08721
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 $520,388 – $745,500, from 12 comparable Berkeley sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 2,016 sq ft.
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 $574,177 home should be assessed near $304,027.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $493,473 above what the ratio math suggests (162.3%).
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%159%
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 $12,781/yr at stake. NJ appeals are generally due April 1.
The evidence · comparable sales (SR1A usable-sale records)
| Address | Sold | Price | Sq ft | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 CARLYLE DR | 2025-07 | $700,000 | 1,970 | 79.0% |
| 109 WEST ISLAND RD | 2025-06 | $710,000 | 1,920 | 57.0% |
| 259 CYPRESS DR | 2025-08 | $900,000 | 2,042 | 51.1% |
| 380 TRENTON AVE NORTH | 2026-06 | $615,000 | 2,160 | 46.9% |
| 519 TRENTON AVE SOUTH | 2025-08 | $500,000 | 1,920 | 51.5% |
| 3 DRAKE DR | 2025-09 | $670,000 | 1,884 | 59.9% |
| 152 BIABOU DR | 2025-07 | $299,900 | 1,852 | 52.0% |
| 68 MALLARD RD | 2025-03 | $405,000 | 2,050 | 58.8% |
| 23 PELICAN DR | 2025-11 | $720,000 | 1,912 | 41.3% |
| 114 DRIFTWOOD DR | 2026-04 | $405,000 | 2,034 | 53.4% |
| 767 JAMAICA BLVD | 2026-06 | $540,000 | 1,896 | 30.3% |
| 61 CHARLOTTEVILLE DR S | 2025-10 | $504,900 | 1,956 | 44.7% |
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