The Fair Share Report

40 Cobble Ln

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

≈ $1,529,969

Likely range $1,439,055 – $1,646,818, 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 $1,529,969 home should be assessed near $1,455,307.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$1,254,600

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $200,707 below what the ratio math suggests (13.8%).

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 $1.597 per $100 — below the general rate, usually a deduction on the bill (senior, veteran, disabled).

Step 5 · The bill

$20,040/yr
Public schools$13,000
Somerset County$3,657
Town of Bernards$3,384
Bernards average$14,733

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

Town median 94.1%
This home · 82.0%

71%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
12 BEACON CREST DR2026-04$1,665,0003,38589.3%
18 HADLEY CT2025-06$1,100,0003,15394.9%
1 TARTAN DR2026-05$1,515,0003,34490.9%
15 HAMILTON RD2025-05$1,470,0003,35390.0%
10 HAMILTON RD2026-04$1,451,0003,14286.1%
12 SENTINEL DR2026-04$1,400,0003,408100.7%
21 PITNEY CT2025-01$1,758,0003,36493.9%
25 WELLINGTON DR2025-06$1,580,0002,92995.5%
24 TALMADGE LN2025-06$1,921,0003,51584.2%
200 WOODS END2025-05$1,675,0003,29091.2%
11 WELLINGTON DR2025-04$1,650,0003,56996.3%
32 INDEPENDENCE DR2026-06$1,850,0004,01191.2%

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