The Fair Share Report

548 E Main St

Bridgewater, NJ 08807

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

≈ $547,320

Likely range $480,751 – $630,434, from 12 comparable Bridgewater sales in the past 18 months (home size estimated from assessor data — range widened).

Step 2 · The Director's Ratio

86.72%

The state's official measure of how far Bridgewater assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $547,320 home should be assessed near $474,636.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$447,000

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $27,636 below what the ratio math suggests (5.8%).

Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Bridgewater home

$1.901 per $100 assessed

$1.294 Schools · 68% $0.364 County · 19% $0.244 Town · 13%

This home's own bill implies $1.769 per $100 — below the general rate, usually a deduction on the bill (senior, veteran, disabled).

Step 5 · The bill

$7,909/yr
Public schools$5,381
Somerset County$1,514
Town of Bridgewater$1,015
Bridgewater average$10,962

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

Town median 84.0%
This home · 81.7%

65%105%

Paying about right

This home's ratio lands inside Bridgewater's normal band. The drift hasn't singled it out — no case for a tax appeal.

The evidence · comparable sales (SR1A usable-sale records)

AddressSoldPriceSq ftRatio
1899 WASHINGTON VALLEY RD2026-03$600,0001,754103.2%
552 FOOTHILL ROAD2026-04$675,0001,58269.6%
435 UNION AVE2026-06$355,0001,566111.4%
711 ROUTE 2022026-02$425,0001,24284.2%
1610 DONAHUE ROAD2025-02$400,0001,664153.6%
317 OLD YORK RD.2026-01$585,0001,65681.3%
94 IVY LANE2026-03$650,0001,68484.5%
703 BROKAW COURT2025-03$455,0001,57897.8%
103 KAREN PLACE2026-04$645,0001,61880.8%
1103 DOOLITTLE DRIVE2026-05$490,0001,56490.1%
602 BROKAW COURT2025-06$480,0001,56491.8%
703 PORTER WAY WEST2026-02$525,0001,63798.1%

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