The Fair Share Report
26 Cross Rd
Bernards, NJ 07920
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 $752,440 – $1,012,900, 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 $911,270 home should be assessed near $866,800.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $37,800 above what the ratio math suggests (4.4%).
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 $1.640 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%126%
Paying about right
This home's ratio lands inside Bernards's normal band. The drift hasn't singled it out — no case for a tax appeal.
The evidence · comparable sales (SR1A usable-sale records)
| Address | Sold | Price | Sq ft | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 180 SOMERVILLE RD | 2025-03 | $449,000 | — | 99.7% |
| 247 LYONS RD | 2026-03 | $920,000 | 1,972 | 93.0% |
| 47 FIELDSTONE DR | 2025-04 | $1,355,000 | 2,436 | 85.2% |
| 4 VAN DORN RD | 2025-01 | $920,000 | 2,184 | 96.2% |
| 134 SPENCER RD | 2026-05 | $1,100,000 | 2,582 | 85.8% |
| 10 NANCY LN | 2025-04 | $650,000 | 1,792 | 93.8% |
| 77 WOODSTONE RD | 2026-04 | $850,000 | 1,618 | 88.4% |
| 129 CHURCH ST | 2025-04 | $841,100 | 2,345 | 93.4% |
| 47 DEXTER DR N | 2026-06 | $900,000 | 2,108 | 81.8% |
| 14 BRADFORD LN | 2026-04 | $935,000 | 2,108 | 88.5% |
| 54 DEXTER DR N | 2025-06 | $880,000 | 2,108 | 96.4% |
| 9 DEERFIELD CT | 2025-05 | $870,000 | 2,108 | 95.2% |
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