The Fair Share Report

2902 Hemlock Pl

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

≈ $545,836

Likely range $485,348 – $564,496, 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 $545,836 home should be assessed near $519,199.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$420,700

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $98,499 below what the ratio math suggests (19.0%).

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%

Step 5 · The bill

$7,405/yr
Public schools$4,804
Somerset County$1,351
Town of Bernards$1,250
Bernards average$14,733

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

Town median 94.1%
This home · 77.1%

69%105%

Keep quiet and enjoy it

This home's assessment ratio sits below the Bernards pack — the frozen assessment is treating it kindly. It pays less than a fresh look would charge.

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

AddressSoldPriceSq ftRatio
227 ARROWOOD WAY2026-02$530,0001,38894.7%
232 ARROWOOD WAY2025-04$550,0001,38895.7%
230 ARROWOOD WAY2026-06$615,0001,35790.1%
217 ARROWOOD WAY2025-03$551,0001,35797.0%
55 SYCAMORE CT2026-05$520,0001,388100.5%
59 SYCAMORE CT2026-05$549,0001,38897.7%
88 SYCAMORE CT2026-05$565,0001,38895.7%
40 CHESTNUT CT2026-04$572,0001,38884.8%
85 SYCAMORE CT2026-04$586,5001,35797.2%
3106 HEMLOCK PL2025-04$405,0001,31399.9%
26 WOODWARD LN2026-04$500,0001,396100.3%
334 ENGLISH PL2025-03$565,0001,39690.0%

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