The Fair Share Report

28 First Ln

Berkeley, NJ 08752

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

≈ $386,947

Likely range $305,703 – $425,877, from 12 comparable Berkeley sales in the past 18 months (home size estimated from assessor data — range widened).

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 $386,947 home should be assessed near $204,888.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$265,200

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $60,312 above what the ratio math suggests (29.4%).

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

$6,869/yr
Public schools$3,217
Ocean County$1,543
Town of Berkeley$2,108
Berkeley average$5,442

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

Town median 46.3%
This home · 68.5%

30%92%

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 $1,562/yr at stake. NJ appeals are generally due April 1.

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

AddressSoldPriceSq ftRatio
174 BRENNAN CONCOURSE2025-04$350,0001,02447.3%
614 BAY BLVD2025-11$520,0001,08131.7%
597 ROUTE 92025-07$300,00078381.3%
15 BUCKLEY LN2026-06$370,00085846.3%
615 RIVERSIDE DR2025-12$425,00092236.5%
293 BRICK AVE2025-09$405,00089846.3%
55 SECOND AVE2025-05$275,00086437.0%
601 MAIN ST2025-11$285,00076863.0%
97 PHEASANT DR2025-12$399,00096045.9%
210 FERNWOOD DR2025-11$580,00096047.0%
50 PARK AVE2025-10$427,00096046.8%
155 OCEAN GATE DR2025-05$401,00096039.5%

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