The Fair Share Report

78 Pheasant Dr

Berkeley, NJ 08753

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

≈ $687,248

Likely range $642,755 – $821,199, from 12 comparable Berkeley sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 2,600 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 $687,248 home should be assessed near $363,898.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$410,700

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $46,802 above what the ratio math suggests (12.9%).

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%

Step 5 · The bill

$10,637/yr
Public schools$4,982
Ocean County$2,390
Town of Berkeley$3,265
Berkeley average$5,442

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

Town median 46.3%
This home · 59.8%

30%69%

Paying about right

This home's ratio lands inside Berkeley'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
39 BRITTANY DR2025-12$680,0002,51551.7%
361 EASTERN BLVD2025-05$620,0002,57456.5%
51 AMHERST DR2025-08$950,0002,40056.2%
6 MICHELLE LN2025-03$659,0002,62158.2%
26 SLOOP CREEK RD2025-05$625,0002,39261.0%
394 NIXON AVE2025-12$885,0002,80241.7%
5 OVERLOOK CT2025-10$760,0003,00348.1%
12 MICHELLE LN2025-02$655,0002,47855.7%
10 ALLARD RD2025-03$621,0002,51262.4%
421 PRINCETON AVE2025-05$675,0002,30449.4%
25 STOLLMAN ST2026-04$775,0002,72349.7%
449 MONTGOMERY ST2025-11$800,0002,38842.0%

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