The Fair Share Report

13 Smith Ln

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.

Step 1 · Market value

≈ $745,579

Likely range $715,517 – $830,618, from 12 comparable Wayne sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 1,922 sq ft.

Step 2 · The Director's Ratio

35.82%

The state's official measure of how far Wayne assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $745,579 home should be assessed near $267,066.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$252,700

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $14,366 below what the ratio math suggests (5.4%).

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

$5.998 per $100 assessed

$3.337 Schools · 56% $1.251 County · 21% $1.409 Town · 23%

Step 5 · The bill

$15,157/yr
Public schools$8,434
Passaic County$3,162
Town of Wayne$3,561
Wayne average$13,868

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

Town median 29.7%
This home · 33.9%

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)

AddressSoldPriceSq ftRatio
62 ALPINE DR2026-06$825,0001,90931.2%
635 ALPS RD2025-08$750,0001,91029.0%
287 LINDEN RD2025-11$1,050,0002,08427.9%
16 MARLO RD2025-12$752,0002,02030.8%
11 ASPEN COURT2025-09$920,0002,12930.7%
21 HAMPTON TERR2025-07$855,7001,96830.5%
77 GARSIDE AVE2026-04$740,0001,98027.3%
17 KING COURT2025-07$650,0001,74035.2%
122 WEBSTER DR2026-02$703,0001,89836.1%
40 MONTEREY DR2025-05$870,0001,93224.1%
176 LAAUWE AVE2025-05$690,0001,98632.8%
4 CHARLOTTE TERR2025-03$770,0002,00829.3%

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