The Fair Share Report
455 Michael Ave
Berkeley, NJ 08721
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.
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Step 1 · Market value
Likely range $358,879 – $592,581, from 12 comparable Berkeley sales in the past 18 months (home size estimated from assessor data — range widened).
Step 2 · The Director's Ratio
The state's official measure of how far Berkeley assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $445,738 home should be assessed near $236,018.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $40,482 above what the ratio math suggests (17.2%).
Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Berkeley home
$1.213 Schools · 47% $0.582 County · 22% $0.795 Town · 31%
Step 5 · The bill
This home vs. every recent Berkeley sale · assessed ÷ market
30%82%
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)
| Address | Sold | Price | Sq ft | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69 MALLARD RD | 2025-12 | $470,000 | 1,814 | 57.1% |
| 13 CANARIES CT | 2025-08 | $490,000 | 1,762 | 34.4% |
| 7 BEDFORD CT | 2026-04 | $305,000 | 1,648 | 42.8% |
| 23 PELICAN DR | 2025-11 | $720,000 | 1,912 | 41.3% |
| 82 SCOTT CT | 2026-04 | $530,000 | 1,604 | 44.2% |
| 60 WOODLAND RD | 2026-05 | $312,500 | 1,588 | 65.1% |
| 70 MALLARD RD | 2025-01 | $380,000 | 1,588 | 69.5% |
| 217 NO BAY DR | 2025-12 | $635,000 | 1,910 | 57.2% |
| 119 BOLINGBROKE CT | 2025-07 | $390,000 | 1,824 | 73.3% |
| 63 CHARLOTTEVILLE DR S | 2025-01 | $400,000 | 1,604 | 88.0% |
| 228 ELIZABETH AVE | 2025-10 | $425,000 | 1,660 | 48.5% |
| 182 FT DE FRANCE AVE | 2025-05 | $315,000 | 1,710 | 145.7% |
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