The Fair Share Report
239 Douglas Rd
Bernards, NJ 07931
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 $1,149,108 – $1,569,070, from 12 comparable Bernards 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 Bernards assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $1,391,165 home should be assessed near $1,323,276.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $257,224 above what the ratio math suggests (19.4%).
Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Bernards home
$1.095 Schools · 65% $0.308 County · 18% $0.285 Town · 17%
This home's own bill implies $1.592 per $100 — below the general rate, usually a deduction on the bill (senior, veteran, disabled).
Step 5 · The bill
This home vs. every recent Bernards sale · assessed ÷ market
80%143%
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 $4,339/yr at stake. NJ appeals are generally due April 1.
The evidence · comparable sales (SR1A usable-sale records)
| Address | Sold | Price | Sq ft | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 205 DOUGLAS RD | 2025-05 | $1,627,000 | 3,966 | 95.7% |
| 142 ANNIN RD | 2025-01 | $1,105,000 | 3,053 | 96.7% |
| 380 WHITENACK RD | 2025-05 | $1,390,000 | 4,497 | 101.2% |
| 209 LAKE RD | 2026-05 | $1,350,000 | 3,617 | 83.3% |
| 321 SOMERVILLE RD | 2025-05 | $1,868,500 | 4,220 | 95.6% |
| 46 DEXTER DR N | 2025-03 | $880,000 | 2,758 | 95.1% |
| 28 LAFAYETTE LN | 2026-04 | $1,360,000 | 3,622 | 91.5% |
| 59 MANOR DR | 2026-05 | $1,550,999 | 3,527 | 85.5% |
| 64 MORGAN LN | 2025-02 | $1,535,000 | 4,569 | 95.8% |
| 33 JUNIPER WAY | 2026-04 | $1,400,000 | 3,362 | 96.4% |
| 58 MORGAN LN | 2026-02 | $1,495,000 | 4,675 | 96.7% |
| 10 LAFAYETTE LN | 2025-02 | $999,000 | 3,390 | 99.6% |
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