The Fair Share Report

73 Bernard Dr

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.

Step 1 · Market value

≈ $1,630,113

Likely range $1,551,417 – $1,832,843, 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 $1,630,113 home should be assessed near $1,550,563.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$1,476,400

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $74,163 below what the ratio math suggests (4.8%).

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%

This home's own bill implies $1.604 per $100 — below the general rate, usually a deduction on the bill (senior, veteran, disabled).

Step 5 · The bill

$23,686/yr
Public schools$15,365
Somerset County$4,322
Town of Bernards$3,999
Bernards average$14,733

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

Town median 94.1%
This home · 90.6%

75%105%

Paying about right

This home's ratio lands inside Bernards'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
24 TALMADGE LN2025-06$1,921,0003,51584.2%
1 TARTAN DR2026-05$1,515,0003,34490.9%
200 WOODS END2025-05$1,675,0003,29091.2%
21 PITNEY CT2025-01$1,758,0003,36493.9%
126 WOODS END2025-04$1,675,0003,54592.6%
33 BRITTANY PL2025-06$1,450,0003,16893.9%
12 BEACON CREST DR2026-04$1,665,0003,38589.3%
70 SPRING HOUSE LN2025-04$1,540,0003,22793.1%
45 POND HILL RD2025-02$1,300,0003,37898.3%
14 PHEASANT RUN DR2025-06$1,750,0003,02485.0%
92 SHANNON HILL RD2026-05$1,850,0003,33674.7%
33 JUNIPER WAY2026-04$1,400,0003,36296.4%

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