The Fair Share Report

4 Lee 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

≈ $535,156

Likely range $469,480 – $561,455, 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 $535,156 home should be assessed near $509,040.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$587,000

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $77,960 above what the ratio math suggests (15.3%).

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%

This home's own bill implies $1.647 per $100 — below the general rate, usually a deduction on the bill (senior, veteran, disabled).

Step 5 · The bill

$9,665/yr
Public schools$6,270
Somerset County$1,764
Town of Bernards$1,632
Bernards average$14,733

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

Town median 94.1%
This home · 109.7%

80%130%

Looks meaningfully over-assessed

Even at the generous end of the range, this home's ratio clears the Chapter 123 appeal line (100.00%) — roughly $1,315/yr at stake. NJ appeals are generally due April 1.

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

AddressSoldPriceSq ftRatio
506 LYONS RD2026-05$688,3001,64893.1%
230 ARROWOOD WAY2026-06$615,0001,35790.1%
85 SYCAMORE CT2026-04$586,5001,35797.2%
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%
227 ARROWOOD WAY2026-02$530,0001,38894.7%
232 ARROWOOD WAY2025-04$550,0001,38895.7%
2405 PRIVET WAY2026-02$450,0001,31391.0%
2305 PRIVET WAY2026-01$405,0001,31398.8%

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