The Fair Share Report

136 Valley 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.

Step 1 · Market value

≈ $700,400

Likely range $620,892 – $750,566, from 12 comparable Wayne sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 1,753 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 $700,400 home should be assessed near $250,883.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$165,300

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $85,583 below what the ratio math suggests (34.1%).

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

$9,915/yr
Public schools$5,517
Passaic County$2,068
Town of Wayne$2,329
Wayne average$13,868

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

Town median 29.7%
This home · 23.6%

17%47%

Keep quiet and enjoy it

This home's assessment ratio sits below the Wayne pack — the frozen assessment is treating it kindly. It pays less than a fresh look would charge.

The evidence · comparable sales (SR1A usable-sale records)

AddressSoldPriceSq ftRatio
71 LAKE TRAIL E2025-12$745,0001,74027.1%
185 OAKWOOD DR2025-05$630,0001,76832.7%
53 HAMILTON AVE2025-04$775,0001,83025.7%
32 GRAHAM AVE2025-08$725,0001,83033.2%
59 MAGNOLIA PLACE2025-08$775,0001,70227.5%
429 PINES LAKE DR E2025-04$700,0001,75230.5%
8 FOREST TERR2025-11$605,0001,93134.8%
10 ORCHARD PLACE2026-05$350,0001,73146.4%
18 CHAPEL PLACE2025-10$590,0001,65028.2%
362 VALLEY RD2025-10$685,0001,93426.6%
25 FERNDALE RD2025-09$785,0001,89423.7%
38 WOODLOT RD2026-01$685,0001,55021.5%

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