The Fair Share Report
29 Serpentine Dr E
Berkeley, NJ 08721
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 $251,119 – $346,280, from 12 comparable Berkeley 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 Berkeley assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $286,687 home should be assessed near $151,801.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $61,499 above what the ratio math suggests (40.5%).
Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Berkeley home
$1.213 Schools · 47% $0.582 County · 22% $0.795 Town · 31%
This home's own bill implies $2.473 per $100 — below the general rate, usually a deduction on the bill (senior, veteran, disabled).
Step 5 · The bill
This home vs. every recent Berkeley sale · assessed ÷ market
30%90%
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 $1,593/yr at stake. NJ appeals are generally due April 1.
The evidence · comparable sales (SR1A usable-sale records)
| Address | Sold | Price | Sq ft | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 BAY BLVD | 2025-06 | $425,000 | 1,232 | 49.7% |
| 7 CAMBRIDGE CT | 2025-05 | $275,000 | 1,153 | 43.1% |
| 145 SHERMAN AVE | 2025-08 | $200,000 | 1,160 | 77.0% |
| 145 SHERMAN AVE | 2025-04 | $165,000 | 1,160 | 93.4% |
| 109 EDINBURGH CT | 2025-07 | $230,000 | 1,153 | 45.6% |
| 2 STANFORD DR | 2025-06 | $250,000 | 1,153 | 53.8% |
| 1 JOY PL | 2025-05 | $334,000 | 1,100 | 55.0% |
| 32 SUTHERLAND CT | 2025-12 | $290,000 | 1,136 | 35.3% |
| 14 WOODBURY CT | 2025-09 | $295,000 | 1,136 | 36.3% |
| 273 EVERGREEN DR | 2026-05 | $890,000 | 1,260 | 52.6% |
| 103 EDINBURGH CT | 2025-06 | $279,000 | 1,105 | 41.1% |
| 7 NORWICH DR | 2025-01 | $259,900 | 1,113 | 40.3% |
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