The Fair Share Report
97 Twenty First Ave
Berkeley, NJ 07009
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 $474,489 – $603,163, from 12 comparable Berkeley 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 Berkeley assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $530,000 home should be assessed near $280,635.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $204,365 above what the ratio math suggests (72.8%).
Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Berkeley home
$1.213 Schools · 47% $0.582 County · 22% $0.795 Town · 31%
Step 5 · The bill
This home vs. every recent Berkeley sale · assessed ÷ market
30%108%
Looks meaningfully over-assessed
Even at the generous end of the range, this home's ratio clears the Chapter 123 appeal line (60.89%) — roughly $5,293/yr at stake. NJ appeals are generally due April 1.
The evidence · comparable sales (SR1A usable-sale records)
| Address | Sold | Price | Sq ft | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 174 FIFTH AVE | 2025-05 | $549,000 | 1,750 | 41.0% |
| 371 VETERANS BLVD | 2025-06 | $585,000 | 1,828 | 42.5% |
| 18 SKIMMER LANE | 2025-07 | $495,000 | 1,728 | 55.4% |
| 50 YARDARM CT | 2025-09 | $750,000 | 1,882 | 52.6% |
| 187 PRINCE CHARLES DR | 2025-08 | $380,000 | 1,749 | 14.3% |
| 220 EDWARD AVE | 2026-02 | $595,000 | 1,990 | 42.3% |
| 13 SKIMMER LANE | 2026-03 | $490,000 | 2,004 | 53.1% |
| 14 OSPREY LANE | 2025-07 | $540,000 | 2,004 | 55.3% |
| 6 OSPREY LANE | 2025-06 | $520,000 | 2,004 | 49.6% |
| 1 OSPREY LANE | 2025-04 | $660,000 | 2,004 | 45.2% |
| 14 HEMLOCK LN | 2026-01 | $643,800 | 1,815 | 41.4% |
| 288 PRINCETON AVE | 2025-04 | $720,000 | 2,192 | 46.8% |
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