The Fair Share Report
39 Bittern Ln
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 $291,163 – $511,397, 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 $365,286 home should be assessed near $193,419.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $52,781 above what the ratio math suggests (27.3%).
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%90%
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)
| Address | Sold | Price | Sq ft | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 HICKORY LN | 2026-05 | $360,000 | 1,552 | 67.7% |
| 24 WOODLAND RD | 2025-09 | $490,500 | 1,532 | 53.5% |
| 13 COBHAM CT | 2025-06 | $412,000 | 1,514 | 29.3% |
| 10 NORFOLK DR | 2025-02 | $300,000 | 1,514 | 63.5% |
| 89 BRAKENBURY DR | 2025-08 | $285,000 | 1,494 | 56.8% |
| 24 BIABOU DR | 2025-11 | $215,000 | 1,552 | 59.0% |
| 210 LAKEWOOD AVE | 2025-04 | $432,100 | 1,474 | 56.8% |
| 10 SEVILLE PL | 2026-05 | $245,000 | 1,531 | 53.0% |
| 513 JAMAICA BLVD | 2026-02 | $355,000 | 1,484 | 50.9% |
| 3 SHAW CT | 2025-09 | $340,000 | 1,494 | 41.1% |
| 223 WESTBROOK DR | 2025-06 | $411,000 | 1,494 | 34.5% |
| 29 PHEASANT DR | 2025-12 | $515,000 | 1,588 | 53.3% |
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