The Fair Share Report
236 Cedar Dr
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.
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Step 1 · Market value
Likely range $477,445 – $560,292, from 12 comparable Berkeley sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 1,840 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 $527,655 home should be assessed near $279,393.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $107,207 above what the ratio math suggests (38.4%).
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%86%
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 $2,777/yr at stake. NJ appeals are generally due April 1.
The evidence · comparable sales (SR1A usable-sale records)
| Address | Sold | Price | Sq ft | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 TWENTIETH AVE | 2025-04 | $982,500 | 1,945 | 52.2% |
| 16 LENA CT | 2025-07 | $505,000 | 1,761 | 48.3% |
| 18 SKIMMER LANE | 2025-07 | $495,000 | 1,728 | 55.4% |
| 28 DOLPHIN CIRCLE WEST | 2025-06 | $580,000 | 2,084 | 48.4% |
| 13 SKIMMER LANE | 2026-03 | $490,000 | 2,004 | 53.1% |
| 14 OSPREY LANE | 2025-07 | $540,000 | 2,004 | 55.3% |
| 6 OSPREY LANE | 2025-06 | $520,000 | 2,004 | 49.6% |
| 1 OSPREY LANE | 2025-04 | $660,000 | 2,004 | 45.2% |
| 140 SYLVAN LAKE BLVD | 2025-07 | $360,000 | 1,832 | 56.6% |
| 22 DOLPHIN CIRCLE WEST | 2026-03 | $580,000 | 1,817 | 43.9% |
| 78 DOLPHIN CIRCLE EAST | 2025-08 | $475,000 | 1,642 | 50.2% |
| 234 SECOND AVE | 2025-12 | $589,000 | 2,049 | 48.4% |
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