The Fair Share Report
55 Summit Ave
Berlin, NJ 08009
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 $698,813 – $1,065,374, from 8 comparable Berlin 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 Berlin assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $784,027 home should be assessed near $521,770.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $7,230 above what the ratio math suggests (1.4%).
Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Berlin home
$1.813 Schools · 52% $0.779 County · 22% $0.879 Town · 25%
Step 5 · The bill
This home vs. every recent Berlin sale · assessed ÷ market
41%82%
Paying about right
This home's ratio lands inside Berlin'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 GARDENS AVENUE | 2025-04 | $765,000 | 4,603 | 61.1% |
| 9 TANSGATE BLVD | 2026-04 | $587,425 | 3,603 | 66.5% |
| 5 CANYON DRIVE | 2025-08 | $665,000 | 2,760 | 56.1% |
| 10 ELLIS AVENUE | 2026-03 | $650,000 | 2,714 | 52.8% |
| 7 BROAD AVENUE WEST | 2025-03 | $300,000 | 3,115 | 100.0% |
| 12 LIBERTY COURT | 2026-05 | $720,000 | 3,063 | 46.6% |
| 11 JASON DRIVE | 2025-03 | $559,900 | 2,791 | 64.9% |
| 225 TAUNTON AVENUE WEST | 2025-06 | $999,225 | 5,558 | 92.0% |
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