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.
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Step 1 · Market value
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
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
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
$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
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)
| Address | Sold | Price | Sq ft | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 LAKE TRAIL E | 2025-12 | $745,000 | 1,740 | 27.1% |
| 185 OAKWOOD DR | 2025-05 | $630,000 | 1,768 | 32.7% |
| 53 HAMILTON AVE | 2025-04 | $775,000 | 1,830 | 25.7% |
| 32 GRAHAM AVE | 2025-08 | $725,000 | 1,830 | 33.2% |
| 59 MAGNOLIA PLACE | 2025-08 | $775,000 | 1,702 | 27.5% |
| 429 PINES LAKE DR E | 2025-04 | $700,000 | 1,752 | 30.5% |
| 8 FOREST TERR | 2025-11 | $605,000 | 1,931 | 34.8% |
| 10 ORCHARD PLACE | 2026-05 | $350,000 | 1,731 | 46.4% |
| 18 CHAPEL PLACE | 2025-10 | $590,000 | 1,650 | 28.2% |
| 362 VALLEY RD | 2025-10 | $685,000 | 1,934 | 26.6% |
| 25 FERNDALE RD | 2025-09 | $785,000 | 1,894 | 23.7% |
| 38 WOODLOT RD | 2026-01 | $685,000 | 1,550 | 21.5% |
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