The Fair Share Report

240 Pine 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.

Step 1 · Market value

≈ $270,997

Likely range $209,765 – $305,402, 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 $270,997 home should be assessed near $143,493.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$288,600

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $145,107 above what the ratio math suggests (101.1%).

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

$7,475/yr
Public schools$3,501
Ocean County$1,680
Town of Berkeley$2,294
Berkeley average$5,442

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

Town median 46.3%
This home · 106.5%

30%143%

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 $3,758/yr at stake. NJ appeals are generally due April 1.

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

AddressSoldPriceSq ftRatio
1 JOY PL2025-05$334,0001,10055.0%
206 CORNELIUS ST2026-05$410,0001,02951.4%
145 SHERMAN AVE2025-08$200,0001,16077.0%
145 SHERMAN AVE2025-04$165,0001,16093.4%
1086 EDGEBROOK DR SOUTH2026-03$310,0001,08332.3%
34 CAMBRIDGE CT2025-12$284,9001,08337.1%
31 SOUTHAMPTON RD2026-02$255,0001,07939.3%
103 EDINBURGH CT2025-06$279,0001,10541.1%
14 SUTHERLAND CT2025-01$300,0001,08852.3%
6 STANFORD DR2026-02$220,0001,09148.5%
29 SHERWOOD LN2026-02$248,0001,08340.5%
1111 WATERBERRY CT SOUTH2026-02$299,0001,08335.9%

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