The Fair Share Report

419 Second Ave

Berkeley, NJ 08701

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

≈ $730,141

Likely range $660,710 – $1,018,599, from 12 comparable Berkeley sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 2,374 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 $730,141 home should be assessed near $386,610.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$246,800

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $139,810 below what the ratio math suggests (36.2%).

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

$6,392/yr
Public schools$2,994
Ocean County$1,436
Town of Berkeley$1,962
Berkeley average$5,442

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

Town median 46.3%
This home · 33.8%

19%68%

Keep quiet and enjoy it

This home's assessment ratio sits below the Berkeley 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
414 THIRD AVE2026-06$620,0002,41440.2%
206 ROANOKE AVE2026-02$995,0002,31942.3%
403 FIRST AVE2026-06$625,0002,36441.3%
240 FERNWOOD DR2025-09$1,049,0002,42050.3%
281 EVERGREEN DR2026-04$1,200,0002,23747.1%
96 BRIDLE PATH2025-09$700,0002,27649.9%
234 SECOND AVE2025-12$589,0002,04948.4%
184 FIFTH AVE2025-08$705,0002,29547.4%
28 DOLPHIN CIRCLE WEST2025-06$580,0002,08448.4%
4 GOLDENROD AVE2025-08$620,0002,42455.6%
51 AMHERST DR2025-08$950,0002,40056.2%
4 BRIDLE PATH2025-08$719,9002,46547.8%

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