The Fair Share Report
6 Walnut Cir
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 $1,185,921 – $1,494,957, 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 $1,325,456 home should be assessed near $1,260,774.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $237,526 above what the ratio math suggests (18.8%).
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 $1.586 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%132%
Looks meaningfully over-assessed
Even at the generous end of the range, this home's ratio clears the Chapter 123 appeal line (100.00%) — roughly $4,007/yr at stake. NJ appeals are generally due April 1.
The evidence · comparable sales (SR1A usable-sale records)
| Address | Sold | Price | Sq ft | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 209 LAKE RD | 2026-05 | $1,350,000 | 3,617 | 83.3% |
| 59 MANOR DR | 2026-05 | $1,550,999 | 3,527 | 85.5% |
| 28 LAFAYETTE LN | 2026-04 | $1,360,000 | 3,622 | 91.5% |
| 180 SOMERVILLE RD | 2025-03 | $449,000 | — | 99.7% |
| 10 LAFAYETTE LN | 2025-02 | $999,000 | 3,390 | 99.6% |
| 36 DEBRA LN | 2026-05 | $1,302,000 | 3,241 | 77.8% |
| 33 JUNIPER WAY | 2026-04 | $1,400,000 | 3,362 | 96.4% |
| 126 WOODS END | 2025-04 | $1,675,000 | 3,545 | 92.6% |
| 92 SHANNON HILL RD | 2026-05 | $1,850,000 | 3,336 | 74.7% |
| 20 MANCHESTER DR | 2025-06 | $1,036,033 | 2,790 | 94.3% |
| 12 WAYNE TER | 2026-05 | $1,375,000 | 4,023 | 104.0% |
| 18 VAN DORN RD | 2025-06 | $980,000 | 2,888 | 100.2% |
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