The Fair Share Report
20 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 $586,299 – $891,874, from 12 comparable Wayne sales in the past 18 months (home size estimated from assessor data — range widened).
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 $757,548 home should be assessed near $271,354.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $11,854 below what the ratio math suggests (4.4%).
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%50%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 PONDS CIRCLE | 2026-02 | $625,000 | 2,521 | 38.1% |
| 15 PHYLLIS COURT | 2025-09 | $875,000 | 2,419 | 31.2% |
| 42 HOWE AVE | 2025-12 | $750,000 | 2,484 | 37.6% |
| 24 PONDS CIRCLE | 2026-05 | $600,000 | 2,420 | 35.0% |
| 16 PONDS CIRCLE | 2025-02 | $645,000 | 2,420 | 30.3% |
| 43 RESTON RD | 2025-11 | $880,000 | 2,556 | 32.0% |
| 49 PONDS CIRCLE | 2025-04 | $660,000 | 2,633 | 31.9% |
| 1360 HAMBURG TPKE | 2025-05 | $440,000 | 2,600 | 35.6% |
| 139 WEBSTER DR | 2026-03 | $762,000 | 2,371 | 34.8% |
| 2 STRATTON DR | 2025-07 | $1,075,000 | 2,708 | 27.6% |
| 70 VERKADE DR | 2025-06 | $1,200,000 | 2,693 | 27.3% |
| 14 WITKOWSKI WAY | 2025-05 | $730,000 | 2,530 | 39.8% |
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