The Fair Share Report

449 Lyons Rd

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

≈ $1,059,228

Likely range $984,727 – $1,249,540, from 12 comparable Bernards sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 2,494 sq ft.

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 $1,059,228 home should be assessed near $1,007,538.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$770,600

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $236,938 below what the ratio math suggests (23.5%).

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 $1.514 per $100 — below the general rate, usually a deduction on the bill (senior, veteran, disabled).

Step 5 · The bill

$11,666/yr
Public schools$7,568
Somerset County$2,129
Town of Bernards$1,970
Bernards average$14,733

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

Town median 94.1%
This home · 72.8%

56%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
81 ATLAS RD2026-05$1,230,0002,45590.1%
47 FIELDSTONE DR2025-04$1,355,0002,43685.2%
115 BERKELEY CIR2026-05$1,275,0002,45488.6%
9 PALMERSTON PL2025-04$1,100,0002,590107.2%
257 LYONS RD2025-02$925,0002,60097.8%
1273 MT AIRY RD2025-04$970,0002,75695.8%
134 SPENCER RD2026-05$1,100,0002,58285.8%
56 TUXFORD TER2026-06$1,125,0002,80797.5%
18 VAN DORN RD2025-06$980,0002,888100.2%
4 VAN DORN RD2025-01$920,0002,18496.2%
8 BEECHWOOD RD2026-06$1,000,0002,06077.0%
101 WEXFORD WAY2026-06$1,024,0002,51690.8%

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