The Fair Share Report

56 Commonwealth Dr

Bernards, NJ 08844

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

≈ $563,640

Likely range $501,032 – $601,524, from 12 comparable Bernards sales in the past 18 months (home size estimated from assessor data — range widened).

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 $563,640 home should be assessed near $536,134.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$449,700

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $86,434 below what the ratio math suggests (16.1%).

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%

Step 5 · The bill

$7,498/yr
Public schools$4,864
Somerset County$1,368
Town of Bernards$1,266
Bernards average$14,733

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

Town median 94.1%
This home · 79.8%

69%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
51 CONKLING ST2025-04$650,0001,45699.9%
51 CONKLING ST2025-01$570,9001,456113.8%
63 ASPEN DR2025-06$555,5551,44397.7%
62 ASPEN DR2025-04$592,0001,44385.4%
254 PENNS WAY2026-04$500,0001,40093.0%
267 ENGLISH PL2026-02$480,0001,40099.4%
265 PENNS WAY2025-02$450,0001,400114.0%
26 WOODWARD LN2026-04$500,0001,396100.3%
334 ENGLISH PL2025-03$565,0001,39690.0%
55 SYCAMORE CT2026-05$520,0001,388100.5%
59 SYCAMORE CT2026-05$549,0001,38897.7%
88 SYCAMORE CT2026-05$565,0001,38895.7%

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