The Fair Share Report

41 Commonwealth Dr

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

≈ $458,467

Likely range $432,856 – $490,426, 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 $458,467 home should be assessed near $436,094.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$384,300

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $51,794 below what the ratio math suggests (11.9%).

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 $1.619 per $100 — below the general rate, usually a deduction on the bill (senior, veteran, disabled).

Step 5 · The bill

$6,224/yr
Public schools$4,037
Somerset County$1,136
Town of Bernards$1,051
Bernards average$14,733

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

Town median 94.1%
This home · 83.8%

73%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
2405 PRIVET WAY2026-02$450,0001,31391.0%
2305 PRIVET WAY2026-01$405,0001,31398.8%
2206 PRIVET WAY2025-02$465,0001,31396.2%
48 COMMONWEALTH DR2026-01$457,5001,20099.2%
188 ALEXANDRIA WAY2025-05$446,0001,20098.8%
85 SYCAMORE CT2026-04$586,5001,35797.2%
3106 HEMLOCK PL2025-04$405,0001,31399.9%
142 WOODWARD LN2026-06$461,0001,18189.4%
327 PENNS WAY2026-05$451,1251,18187.5%
289 ENGLISH PL2026-05$430,0001,18194.6%
347 PENNS WAY2026-05$425,0001,18186.6%
164 WOODWARD LN2026-05$425,0001,18189.9%

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