The Fair Share Report

8 Ely Ct

Bridgewater, NJ 08807

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

≈ $416,542

Likely range $400,197 – $473,421, from 12 comparable Bridgewater sales in the past 18 months (home size estimated from assessor data — range widened).

Step 2 · The Director's Ratio

86.72%

The state's official measure of how far Bridgewater assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $416,542 home should be assessed near $361,225.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$353,100

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $8,125 below what the ratio math suggests (2.2%).

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

$1.901 per $100 assessed

$1.294 Schools · 68% $0.364 County · 19% $0.244 Town · 13%

This home's own bill implies $1.738 per $100 — below the general rate, usually a deduction on the bill (senior, veteran, disabled).

Step 5 · The bill

$6,137/yr
Public schools$4,175
Somerset County$1,174
Town of Bridgewater$787
Bridgewater average$10,962

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

Town median 84.0%
This home · 84.8%

68%105%

Paying about right

This home's ratio lands inside Bridgewater'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
711 ROUTE 2022026-02$425,0001,24284.2%
153 HILLSIDE AVENUE2025-02$575,0001,24178.1%
467 BAYBERRY ROAD2026-05$400,0001,174108.7%
167 BRAHMA AVENUE2025-06$551,0001,38375.2%
543 ALLETRA AVE2025-01$500,0001,27299.8%
207 OLD YORK ROAD2025-04$530,0001,23669.1%
1404 PINHORN DR.2026-05$425,0001,20682.6%
209 PORTER WAY EAST2025-06$372,0001,20693.3%
401 PORTER WAY WEST2025-04$380,0001,20690.7%
809 PORTER WAY WEST2026-04$410,0001,15884.0%
1109 PINHORN DR.2026-04$363,0001,15892.8%
356 VICTORIA DRIVE2026-06$429,0001,15588.0%

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