The Fair Share Report
49 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.
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Step 1 · Market value
Likely range $744,840 – $948,111, from 12 comparable Bernards 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 Bernards assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $842,430 home should be assessed near $801,319.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $34,581 above what the ratio math suggests (4.3%).
Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Bernards home
$1.095 Schools · 65% $0.308 County · 18% $0.285 Town · 17%
This home's own bill implies $1.576 per $100 — below the general rate, usually a deduction on the bill (senior, veteran, disabled).
Step 5 · The bill
This home vs. every recent Bernards sale · assessed ÷ market
80%118%
Paying about right
This home's ratio lands inside Bernards'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 NANCY LN | 2025-04 | $650,000 | 1,792 | 93.8% |
| 77 WOODSTONE RD | 2026-04 | $850,000 | 1,618 | 88.4% |
| 180 SOMERVILLE RD | 2025-03 | $449,000 | — | 99.7% |
| 247 LYONS RD | 2026-03 | $920,000 | 1,972 | 93.0% |
| 128 SUNSET LN | 2025-06 | $875,000 | 1,804 | 90.6% |
| 47 FIELDSTONE DR | 2025-04 | $1,355,000 | 2,436 | 85.2% |
| 4 VAN DORN RD | 2025-01 | $920,000 | 2,184 | 96.2% |
| 134 SPENCER RD | 2026-05 | $1,100,000 | 2,582 | 85.8% |
| 317 S FINLEY AVE | 2026-06 | $740,317 | 1,452 | 91.4% |
| 8 BEECHWOOD RD | 2026-06 | $1,000,000 | 2,060 | 77.0% |
| 17 CLARK CT | 2026-05 | $750,000 | 1,928 | 86.5% |
| 82 CONSTITUTION WAY | 2026-04 | $804,000 | 1,928 | 96.2% |
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