The Fair Share Report
245 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.
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Step 1 · Market value
Likely range $295,030 – $355,930, 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 $322,438 home should be assessed near $170,731.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $203,969 above what the ratio math suggests (119.5%).
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%132%
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 $5,283/yr at stake. NJ appeals are generally due April 1.
The evidence · comparable sales (SR1A usable-sale records)
| Address | Sold | Price | Sq ft | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 FT DE FRANCE AVE | 2026-02 | $350,000 | 1,440 | 43.8% |
| 174 FT DE FRANCE AVE | 2025-03 | $375,000 | 1,440 | 37.2% |
| 157 GUADELOUPE DR | 2025-04 | $340,000 | 1,484 | 39.6% |
| 757 JAMAICA BLVD | 2025-05 | $452,000 | 1,440 | 30.2% |
| 162 HARRINGTON DR NORTH | 2026-02 | $295,000 | 1,328 | 40.9% |
| 1015 EDGEBROOK DR EAST | 2025-01 | $350,000 | 1,451 | 40.7% |
| 41 ETON RD | 2025-07 | $343,500 | 1,338 | 35.2% |
| 12 ELY CT | 2025-09 | $292,000 | 1,366 | 41.4% |
| 62 BARBADOS DR SOUTH | 2025-09 | $300,000 | 1,440 | 40.2% |
| 62 BARBADOS DR SOUTH | 2025-08 | $235,000 | 1,440 | 51.3% |
| 3 GRENADA ST | 2025-07 | $330,000 | 1,440 | 39.5% |
| 136 GEORGETOWN RD | 2025-09 | $285,000 | 1,340 | 41.7% |
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