The Fair Share Report

194 Chestnut Dr

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

≈ $816,307

Likely range $741,015 – $902,732, from 12 comparable Wayne sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 2,498 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 $816,307 home should be assessed near $292,401.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$243,400

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $49,001 below what the ratio math suggests (16.8%).

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%

Step 5 · The bill

$14,599/yr
Public schools$8,124
Passaic County$3,045
Town of Wayne$3,430
Wayne average$13,868

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

Town median 29.7%
This home · 29.8%

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
31 POINT VIEW PARKWAY2026-02$450,00031.8%
99 BEECH TERR2026-05$815,0002,49426.4%
14 ONEIDA TRAIL2026-03$765,0002,63629.4%
108 ALGONQUIN TRAIL2025-01$905,0002,62028.0%
37 HAMILTON AVE2025-05$950,0002,57631.1%
4 LENAPE TRAIL2025-09$650,0002,31233.5%
47 LAUREL DR2026-06$730,0002,07626.8%
53 SUNSET TERR2025-08$760,0002,46334.5%
18 SOUTH RD2026-05$650,0002,27526.1%
40 LAKE DR E2025-09$816,0002,25828.4%
26 GIANNONE RD2025-10$770,0002,17228.7%
79 LIONSHEAD DR W2025-12$735,0002,00628.8%

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