The Fair Share Report

28 Ash St

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.

Step 1 · Market value

≈ $1,212,649

Likely range $1,083,444 – $1,321,228, from 12 comparable Bernards sales in the past 18 months (home size estimated from assessor data — range widened).

Step 2 · The Director's Ratio

95.12%

The state's official measure of how far Bernards assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $1,212,649 home should be assessed near $1,153,472.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$1,393,600

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $240,128 above what the ratio math suggests (20.8%).

Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Bernards home

$1.687 per $100 assessed

$1.095 Schools · 65% $0.308 County · 18% $0.285 Town · 17%

This home's own bill implies $1.594 per $100 — below the general rate, usually a deduction on the bill (senior, veteran, disabled).

Step 5 · The bill

$22,207/yr
Public schools$14,406
Somerset County$4,052
Town of Bernards$3,749
Bernards average$14,733

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

Town median 94.1%
This home · 114.9%

80%134%

Looks meaningfully over-assessed

Even at the generous end of the range, this home's ratio clears the Chapter 123 appeal line (100.00%) — roughly $4,051/yr at stake. NJ appeals are generally due April 1.

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

AddressSoldPriceSq ftRatio
142 ANNIN RD2025-01$1,105,0003,05396.7%
6 DOGWOOD WAY2026-01$925,0002,95081.6%
209 LAKE RD2026-05$1,350,0003,61783.3%
36 DEBRA LN2026-05$1,302,0003,24177.8%
46 DEXTER DR N2025-03$880,0002,75895.1%
59 MANOR DR2026-05$1,550,9993,52785.5%
205 DOUGLAS RD2025-05$1,627,0003,96695.7%
10 LAFAYETTE LN2025-02$999,0003,39099.6%
92 WHITENACK RD2026-01$944,9712,51695.5%
28 LAFAYETTE LN2026-04$1,360,0003,62291.5%
9 CROSS RD2025-01$1,075,0003,07298.0%
20 MANCHESTER DR2025-06$1,036,0332,79094.3%

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