The Fair Share Report

16 Second St

Wanaque, NJ 07465

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

≈ $458,153

Likely range $455,186 – $513,234, from 12 comparable Wanaque sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 1,141 sq ft.

Step 2 · The Director's Ratio

54.41%

The state's official measure of how far Wanaque assessments sit below market value — republished every October, applied town-wide. A $458,153 home should be assessed near $249,281.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$172,200

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $77,081 below what the ratio math suggests (30.9%).

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

$4.540 per $100 assessed

$2.486 Schools · 55% $0.828 County · 18% $1.227 Town · 27%

Step 5 · The bill

$7,820/yr
Public schools$4,281
Passaic County$1,426
Town of Wanaque$2,113
Wanaque average$10,445

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

Town median 47.8%
This home · 37.6%

28%68%

Keep quiet and enjoy it

This home's assessment ratio sits below the Wanaque 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
13 FRANKLIN PLACE2025-07$450,0001,12842.8%
1192 RINGWOOD AVE2025-02$450,0001,12244.3%
6 ADAMS ST2025-01$450,0001,12643.7%
9 EAST ST2025-06$449,00098442.3%
11 GEORGE ST2025-11$575,0001,43235.8%
5 RHINESMITH AVE2025-08$500,00099038.1%
24 ROSELAND AVE2026-04$385,0001,06644.3%
57 BURNSIDE PLACE2025-06$440,0001,05638.8%
126 JEFFERSON ST2026-05$475,0001,48040.9%
45 BERGEN AVE2025-11$475,0001,05641.8%
45 BERGEN AVE2025-06$433,9001,05645.8%
8 PHELAN COURT2025-04$515,0001,24036.1%

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