The Fair Share Report

401 First Ave

Berkeley, NJ 08757

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

≈ $470,040

Likely range $392,217 – $536,726, from 12 comparable Berkeley sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 1,663 sq ft.

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 $470,040 home should be assessed near $248,886.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$216,000

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $32,886 below what the ratio math suggests (13.2%).

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%

Step 5 · The bill

$5,594/yr
Public schools$2,620
Ocean County$1,257
Town of Berkeley$1,717
Berkeley average$5,442

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

Town median 46.3%
This home · 46.0%

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
151 HUNTLEY AVE2025-10$375,0001,59038.1%
96 OCEAN AVE2025-02$1,700,0001,60043.0%
21 DOCKAGE RD2025-08$370,0001,49662.6%
235 LONG BRANCH AVE2025-08$480,0001,61251.5%
238 LAKEWOOD AVE2025-08$310,0001,61271.0%
234 LAKEWOOD AVE2026-05$525,0001,59343.6%
310 ATLANTIC CITY AVE2025-07$495,0001,75046.9%
38 BELMONT AVE2025-12$495,0001,73651.8%
60 WOODLAND RD2026-05$312,5001,58865.1%
70 MALLARD RD2025-01$380,0001,58869.5%
318 BAY BLVD2025-05$493,5001,74647.2%
7 BEDFORD CT2026-04$305,0001,64842.8%

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