The Fair Share Report

278 Westbrook Dr

Berkeley, NJ 08757

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

≈ $382,400

Likely range $335,000 – $415,000, from 12 comparable Berkeley sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 1,514 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 $382,400 home should be assessed near $202,481.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$151,400

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $51,081 below what the ratio math suggests (25.2%).

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

$3,921/yr
Public schools$1,836
Ocean County$881
Town of Berkeley$1,204
Berkeley average$5,442

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

Town median 46.3%
This home · 39.6%

30%68%

Paying about right

This home's ratio lands inside Berkeley's normal band. The drift hasn't singled it out — no case for a tax appeal.

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

AddressSoldPriceSq ftRatio
16 MANASSAS DR2025-12$415,0001,51436.7%
44 WHITAKER DR2025-06$370,0001,51441.5%
253 WESTBROOK DR2025-02$382,4001,51434.1%
53 WHITAKER DR2025-10$435,0001,49435.0%
15 BEAVERBROOK DR2025-08$335,0001,51437.3%
30 NOSTRAND DR2025-10$434,9001,49445.6%
57 DREYFUS CT2025-04$375,0001,49445.4%
103 EDGEWATER CT2026-04$320,0001,49444.9%
75 WHITMORE DR2025-09$530,0001,51441.4%
23 ZEELAND DR2025-11$400,0001,51439.2%
105 CASTLETON DR2025-12$330,0001,51438.7%
9 HARMONY RD2025-11$390,0001,51432.7%

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