The Fair Share Report

267 Cypress Dr

Berkeley, NJ 07456

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

≈ $596,056

Likely range $499,783 – $742,551, from 12 comparable Berkeley sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 2,418 sq ft.

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 $596,056 home should be assessed near $315,612.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$557,800

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $242,188 above what the ratio math suggests (76.7%).

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

$14,447/yr
Public schools$6,766
Ocean County$3,246
Town of Berkeley$4,435
Berkeley average$5,442

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

Town median 46.3%
This home · 93.6%

30%117%

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 $6,273/yr at stake. NJ appeals are generally due April 1.

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

AddressSoldPriceSq ftRatio
142 BUTLER BLVD2025-04$555,0002,40843.4%
59 TOP SAIL CT2026-03$965,0002,38850.8%
13 COLTON CT2025-12$749,0002,43954.1%
10 ALLARD RD2025-03$621,0002,51262.4%
353 LIVINGSTON AVE2026-05$600,0002,43448.1%
71 TOP SAIL CT2025-08$856,0002,28555.2%
163 SYLVAN LAKE BLVD2025-01$485,0002,53251.6%
142 PORT ROYAL DR2025-01$360,0002,33043.9%
7 COLTON CT2025-06$510,0002,22968.3%
9 COVE RD W2025-06$699,9002,37653.1%
38 SYMPHONY AVE2026-03$485,0002,53253.1%
55 BUTLER AVE2025-03$475,0002,53254.0%

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