The Fair Share Report
16 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.
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Step 1 · Market value
Likely range $653,759 – $784,737, from 12 comparable Wayne sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 1,640 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 $714,614 home should be assessed near $255,975.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $28,475 below what the ratio math suggests (11.1%).
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
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)
| Address | Sold | Price | Sq ft | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 STANFORD PLACE | 2026-04 | $712,000 | 1,634 | 29.9% |
| 72 ATWOOD PLACE | 2025-09 | $790,000 | 1,651 | 26.6% |
| 23 ATWOOD PLACE | 2025-05 | $750,000 | 1,625 | 28.9% |
| 67 DARLINGTON DR | 2025-12 | $700,000 | 1,756 | 33.1% |
| 10 RUTGERS COURT | 2025-10 | $690,000 | 1,648 | 30.2% |
| 27 STANFORD PLACE | 2026-02 | $753,000 | 1,699 | 27.9% |
| 27 DIXON PLACE | 2025-09 | $830,000 | 1,614 | 26.9% |
| 18 CHANDLER DR | 2025-05 | $687,000 | 1,856 | 38.1% |
| 142 GARSIDE AVE | 2025-07 | $529,000 | 1,692 | 30.0% |
| 36 JOYCE LANE | 2025-08 | $695,000 | 1,618 | 30.6% |
| 37 WENDT LANE | 2025-06 | $790,000 | 1,593 | 27.6% |
| 33 EVELYN TERR | 2025-07 | $690,000 | 1,697 | 30.5% |
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