The Fair Share Report

186 Fairfield Rd

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

≈ $259,160

Likely range $240,833 – $265,700, from 12 comparable Wayne sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 578 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 $259,160 home should be assessed near $92,831.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$53,900

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $38,931 below what the ratio math suggests (41.9%).

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

$3,233/yr
Public schools$1,799
Passaic County$674
Town of Wayne$760
Wayne average$13,868

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

Town median 29.7%
This home · 20.8%

15%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
55-1B KNOX TERRACE2026-03$290,00057224.7%
55-1A KNOX TERRACE2026-02$242,00057229.6%
54-1A KNOX TERRACE2025-08$245,00057229.2%
7 SHORE RD2026-04$430,00077423.3%
29-1B KNOX TERRACE2026-05$325,00070723.2%
27-1D HINCHMAN AVE2025-06$335,00070722.5%
29-2D KNOX TERRACE2025-04$317,00070723.8%
28-2B KNOX TERRACE2025-01$320,00070723.6%
413 BRITTANY DR2025-04$325,00071629.6%
1150-1B VALLEY RD2026-04$325,00072023.4%
1120-1B VALLEY RD2026-02$290,00072026.2%
1124-1B VALLEY RD2026-01$285,00072026.7%

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