The Fair Share Report

24 Ocean Ave

Berkeley, NJ 07940

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

≈ $433,265

Likely range $310,049 – $493,790, 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 $433,265 home should be assessed near $229,414.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$684,500

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $455,086 above what the ratio math suggests (198.4%).

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

$17,729/yr
Public schools$8,303
Ocean County$3,984
Town of Berkeley$5,442
Berkeley average$5,442

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

Town median 46.3%
This home · 158.0%

30%226%

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 $11,787/yr at stake. NJ appeals are generally due April 1.

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

AddressSoldPriceSq ftRatio
202 THIRD AVE2026-05$435,0001,50447.3%
33 BLUE HERON LANE2026-05$483,5001,49550.8%
117 SANDPIPER LN2026-01$290,0001,44870.6%
71 WINTERTON DR2026-05$329,9001,50245.0%
70 WINTERTON DR2026-03$325,0001,50245.7%
128 SLOOP CREEK RD2026-04$515,5001,60943.8%
355 JAMAICA BLVD2026-04$425,0001,50936.1%
28 COHANSEY DR2026-04$477,0001,50931.4%
340 JAMAICA BLVD2026-02$270,0001,50957.6%
41 WINTERTON DR2026-02$450,0001,50934.2%
351 JAMAICA BLVD2025-11$399,5001,50941.3%
14 WINTERTON DR2025-11$435,0001,50936.0%

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