The Fair Share Report
8 Garner Rd
Bethlehem, NJ 08804
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 $441,576 – $663,934, from 12 comparable Bethlehem 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 Bethlehem assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $609,244 home should be assessed near $654,389.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $92,089 below what the ratio math suggests (14.1%).
Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Bethlehem home
$1.404 Schools · 69% $0.316 County · 16% $0.301 Town · 15%
This home's own bill implies $1.977 per $100 — below the general rate, usually a deduction on the bill (senior, veteran, disabled).
Step 5 · The bill
This home vs. every recent Bethlehem sale · assessed ÷ market
76%133%
Paying about right
This home's ratio lands inside Bethlehem's normal band. The drift hasn't singled it out — no case for a tax appeal.
The evidence · comparable sales (SR1A usable-sale records)
| Address | Sold | Price | Sq ft | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 982 IRON BRIDGE ROAD | 2025-06 | $650,000 | 2,170 | 81.9% |
| 500 CHARLESTOWN ROAD | 2025-11 | $735,000 | 2,164 | 64.0% |
| 232 TURKEY HILL ROAD | 2025-09 | $440,000 | 2,330 | 132.7% |
| 17 THOMAS ROAD | 2025-06 | $745,000 | 2,262 | 77.4% |
| 368 STROTZ ROAD | 2025-12 | $435,000 | 1,955 | 106.2% |
| 362 TUNNEL ROAD | 2025-01 | $465,000 | 2,262 | 112.2% |
| 324-1&2 TUNNEL ROAD | 2026-03 | $490,000 | 2,220 | 88.9% |
| 434 CHARLESTOWN ROAD | 2026-05 | $740,000 | 2,592 | 84.5% |
| 205 GROSS DRIVE | 2026-06 | $815,000 | 2,658 | 84.2% |
| 42 WITTE ROAD | 2025-11 | $532,000 | 2,138 | 85.0% |
| 350 HACKETT ROAD | 2025-08 | $435,000 | 2,348 | 88.1% |
| 26 THRUSH LANE | 2026-01 | $630,000 | 1,992 | 88.6% |
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