The Fair Share Report

149 Dorsa Ave

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

≈ $720,684

Likely range $645,031 – $821,566, from 12 comparable Wayne sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 1,947 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 $720,684 home should be assessed near $258,149.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$149,500

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $108,649 below what the ratio math suggests (42.1%).

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

$8,967/yr
Public schools$4,990
Passaic County$1,871
Town of Wayne$2,107
Wayne average$13,868

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

Town median 29.7%
This home · 20.7%

13%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
25 FERNDALE RD2025-09$785,0001,89423.7%
8 THOMAS TERR2025-07$730,0001,73028.9%
31 MYRTLE AVE2025-06$680,0002,00231.5%
362 VALLEY RD2025-10$685,0001,93426.6%
22 CHICOPEE DR2025-07$785,0001,91633.8%
18 CHANDLER DR2025-05$687,0001,85638.1%
7 KNIGHT RD2025-07$855,0001,88225.1%
25 PACKANACK LK RD2025-04$600,0001,93436.8%
21 HAMPTON TERR2025-07$855,7001,96830.5%
444 BLACK OAK RIDGE RD2025-09$777,0002,00329.3%
444 BLACK OAK RIDGE RD2025-03$497,5002,00345.8%
40 MONTEREY DR2025-05$870,0001,93224.1%

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