The Fair Share Report

7 Pala St

Berkeley, NJ 08757

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

≈ $614,570

Likely range $491,163 – $746,722, from 12 comparable Berkeley sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 1,920 sq ft.

Step 2 · The Director's Ratio

52.95%

The state's official measure of how far Berkeley assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $614,570 home should be assessed near $325,415.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$181,900

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $143,515 below what the ratio math suggests (44.1%).

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

$2.590 per $100 assessed

$1.213 Schools · 47% $0.582 County · 22% $0.795 Town · 31%

This home's own bill implies $2.453 per $100 — below the general rate, usually a deduction on the bill (senior, veteran, disabled).

Step 5 · The bill

$4,461/yr
Public schools$2,089
Ocean County$1,002
Town of Berkeley$1,369
Berkeley average$5,442

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

Town median 46.3%
This home · 29.6%

19%68%

Keep quiet and enjoy it

This home's assessment ratio sits below the Berkeley 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
3 DRAKE DR2025-09$670,0001,88459.9%
109 WEST ISLAND RD2025-06$710,0001,92057.0%
1025 BAYVIEW AVE2025-10$751,0001,93175.8%
259 CYPRESS DR2025-08$900,0002,04251.1%
12 CARLYLE DR2025-07$700,0001,97079.0%
9 ST FRANCOIS CT2026-04$580,0001,81225.4%
767 JAMAICA BLVD2026-06$540,0001,89630.3%
6 TRAVELER WAY2025-10$820,0001,95551.8%
3 STARFISH CT2026-06$425,0001,90450.0%
153 TORREY PINES DR2025-05$440,0001,72048.4%
4 RAVENNA CT2026-05$376,0001,73442.5%
104 BUTLER AVE2025-09$414,0001,88850.3%

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