The Fair Share Report
32 Avalon Ave
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 $532,455 – $675,808, from 12 comparable Berkeley sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 2,052 sq ft.
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 $577,467 home should be assessed near $305,769.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $244,731 above what the ratio math suggests (80.0%).
Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Berkeley home
$1.213 Schools · 47% $0.582 County · 22% $0.795 Town · 31%
Step 5 · The bill
This home vs. every recent Berkeley sale · assessed ÷ market
30%109%
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 $6,339/yr at stake. NJ appeals are generally due April 1.
The evidence · comparable sales (SR1A usable-sale records)
| Address | Sold | Price | Sq ft | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 SKIMMER LANE | 2026-03 | $490,000 | 2,004 | 53.1% |
| 14 OSPREY LANE | 2025-07 | $540,000 | 2,004 | 55.3% |
| 6 OSPREY LANE | 2025-06 | $520,000 | 2,004 | 49.6% |
| 1 OSPREY LANE | 2025-04 | $660,000 | 2,004 | 45.2% |
| 12 BRENTWOOD DR | 2025-02 | $580,000 | 2,061 | 50.2% |
| 220 EDWARD AVE | 2026-02 | $595,000 | 1,990 | 42.3% |
| 50 YARDARM CT | 2025-09 | $750,000 | 1,882 | 52.6% |
| 1025 BAYVIEW AVE | 2025-10 | $751,000 | 1,931 | 75.8% |
| 26 SWINDON CT | 2025-05 | $478,000 | 2,198 | 45.7% |
| 96 BEACH DR | 2025-10 | $810,000 | 2,097 | 43.8% |
| 452 NORTHERN BLVD | 2026-01 | $550,000 | 2,212 | 56.7% |
| 63 ANCHORAGE BLVD | 2025-07 | $775,000 | 2,270 | 58.1% |
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