The Fair Share Report

174 Lake Dr E

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

≈ $899,120

Likely range $828,361 – $979,597, from 12 comparable Wayne sales in the past 18 months (home size estimated from assessor data — range widened).

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 $899,120 home should be assessed near $322,065.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$287,200

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $34,865 below what the ratio math suggests (10.8%).

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%

This home's own bill implies $5.911 per $100 — below the general rate, usually a deduction on the bill (senior, veteran, disabled).

Step 5 · The bill

$16,976/yr
Public schools$9,446
Passaic County$3,541
Town of Wayne$3,989
Wayne average$13,868

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

Town median 29.7%
This home · 31.9%

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)

AddressSoldPriceSq ftRatio
19 MOUNTAIN RIDGE DR2025-08$885,0002,31929.2%
48 ALPS RD2026-01$640,0002,37533.4%
64 POWDER HORN DR2025-12$900,0002,40328.5%
526 INDIAN RD2025-06$975,0002,19127.1%
12 HARMONY LANE2025-09$925,0002,26026.9%
121 BALDWIN TERR2025-07$935,0002,28827.5%
1666 HAMBURG TPKE2025-08$480,0002,35853.5%
39 TERRACE RD2025-09$900,0002,19625.8%
100 WILSON AVE2026-01$742,5002,16031.7%
37 BROOKWOOD DR2025-06$921,0002,43533.0%
97 GREEN KNOLLS DR2025-09$900,0002,33627.1%
16 HIGHLAND TERR2025-10$887,0302,31632.4%

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