The Fair Share Report
227 Cedar 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 $293,510 – $371,031, 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 $320,114 home should be assessed near $169,500.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $101,600 above what the ratio math suggests (59.9%).
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%98%
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 $2,631/yr at stake. NJ appeals are generally due April 1.
The evidence · comparable sales (SR1A usable-sale records)
| Address | Sold | Price | Sq ft | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 119 SANDPIPER LN | 2025-04 | $310,000 | 1,278 | 45.7% |
| 138 SPOONBILL HOLLOW | 2025-05 | $290,000 | 1,220 | 66.2% |
| 103 SANDPIPER LN | 2025-04 | $327,000 | 1,278 | 56.3% |
| 257 SANDLEWOOD DR | 2026-03 | $740,000 | 1,248 | 48.6% |
| 3 SUNNYDALE CT | 2025-08 | $360,000 | 1,241 | 53.9% |
| 73 GUADALAJARA DR | 2025-08 | $315,000 | 1,232 | 39.2% |
| 73 GUADALAJARA DR | 2025-05 | $240,000 | 1,232 | 51.4% |
| OCEAN & 22ND AVE | 2025-01 | $915,000 | 1,263 | 57.5% |
| 38 WOODSTOCK DR | 2026-01 | $273,000 | 1,232 | 56.1% |
| 1 DAWN WAY | 2026-01 | $240,000 | 1,232 | 62.4% |
| 32 PARADISE BLVD | 2025-08 | $330,000 | 1,232 | 40.1% |
| 34 CHESTERFIELD LN | 2025-03 | $323,000 | 1,232 | 47.2% |
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