The Fair Share Report
1296 Ratzer Rd
Wayne, NJ 07470
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 $724,824 – $841,422, from 12 comparable Wayne sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 1,947 sq ft.
Step 2 · The Director's Ratio
The state's official measure of how far Wayne assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $803,682 home should be assessed near $287,879.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $18,879 below what the ratio math suggests (6.6%).
Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Wayne home
$3.337 Schools · 56% $1.251 County · 21% $1.409 Town · 23%
Step 5 · The bill
This home vs. every recent Wayne sale · assessed ÷ market
19%47%
Paying about right
This home's ratio lands inside Wayne'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 287 LINDEN RD | 2025-11 | $1,050,000 | 2,084 | 27.9% |
| 62 ALPINE DR | 2026-06 | $825,000 | 1,909 | 31.2% |
| 16 MARLO RD | 2025-12 | $752,000 | 2,020 | 30.8% |
| 11 ASPEN COURT | 2025-09 | $920,000 | 2,129 | 30.7% |
| 77 GARSIDE AVE | 2026-04 | $740,000 | 1,980 | 27.3% |
| KNOX TERRACE | 2025-09 | $15,000 | — | 24.7% |
| 4 CHARLOTTE TERR | 2025-03 | $770,000 | 2,008 | 29.3% |
| 47 SENECA TRAIL | 2025-06 | $835,000 | 1,969 | 25.2% |
| 635 ALPS RD | 2025-08 | $750,000 | 1,910 | 29.0% |
| 40 MONTEREY DR | 2025-05 | $870,000 | 1,932 | 24.1% |
| 122 WEBSTER DR | 2026-02 | $703,000 | 1,898 | 36.1% |
| 21 HAMPTON TERR | 2025-07 | $855,700 | 1,968 | 30.5% |
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