The Fair Share Report

163 Ford St

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

≈ $574,693

Likely range $531,189 – $614,876, from 12 comparable Wayne sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 1,699 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 $574,693 home should be assessed near $205,855.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$109,200

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $96,655 below what the ratio math suggests (47.0%).

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

$6,550/yr
Public schools$3,645
Passaic County$1,366
Town of Wayne$1,539
Wayne average$13,868

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

Town median 29.7%
This home · 19.0%

12%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
155A FORD ST2025-07$540,0001,90025.8%
132 LINDEN RD2026-03$640,0001,68027.9%
142 GARSIDE AVE2025-07$529,0001,69230.0%
153 CHESTNUT DR2026-06$725,0001,71827.6%
158 WOODHAVEN DR2026-01$570,0001,57528.8%
1 HANSEN PLACE2025-03$595,0001,64832.7%
27 CHESTNUT DR2025-03$605,0001,66632.3%
1106 FOUR SEASONS DR2025-08$573,0001,62929.2%
1015 FOUR SEASONS DR2025-04$551,0151,62930.4%
407 FOUR SEASONS DR2025-02$564,0001,62929.5%
8605 BRITTANY DR2026-05$480,0001,62835.3%
8717 BRITTANY DR2026-03$505,0001,62833.7%

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