The Fair Share Report

357 Western Blvd

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.

Step 1 · Market value

≈ $492,503

Likely range $443,843 – $594,917, 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 $492,503 home should be assessed near $260,780.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$278,500

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $17,720 above what the ratio math suggests (6.8%).

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%

This home's own bill implies $2.500 per $100 — below the general rate, usually a deduction on the bill (senior, veteran, disabled).

Step 5 · The bill

$6,963/yr
Public schools$3,261
Ocean County$1,565
Town of Berkeley$2,137
Berkeley average$5,442

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

Town median 46.3%
This home · 56.5%

30%68%

Paying about right

This home's ratio lands inside Berkeley's normal band. The drift hasn't singled it out — no case for a tax appeal.

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

AddressSoldPriceSq ftRatio
119 BOLINGBROKE CT2025-07$390,0001,82473.3%
13 CANARIES CT2025-08$490,0001,76234.4%
343 CLIFTON AVE2025-08$480,0001,78849.4%
365 CENTRAL BLVD2025-07$550,0001,68049.3%
501 EASTERN BLVD2025-03$560,0001,73249.6%
228 ELIZABETH AVE2025-10$425,0001,66048.5%
69 MALLARD RD2025-12$470,0001,81457.1%
7 BEDFORD CT2026-04$305,0001,64842.8%
356 RAILROAD AVE2025-10$535,0001,63650.8%
68 SHERMAN AVE2025-08$340,0001,65874.4%
281 BAYVILLE AVE2025-02$510,0001,75553.5%
29 PHEASANT DR2025-12$515,0001,58853.3%

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