The Fair Share Report

217 Beech Terr

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

≈ $628,689

Likely range $493,671 – $678,397, from 12 comparable Wayne sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 1,560 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 $628,689 home should be assessed near $225,196.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$192,100

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $33,096 below what the ratio math suggests (14.7%).

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

$11,522/yr
Public schools$6,411
Passaic County$2,404
Town of Wayne$2,707
Wayne average$13,868

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

Town median 29.7%
This home · 30.6%

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
50 LEONARD TERR2025-11$680,0001,53625.7%
39 PACKANACK LK RD2025-04$650,0001,56428.8%
35 BEECHWOOD DR2026-04$475,0001,50137.9%
77 CHESTNUT DR2025-12$466,0001,61443.1%
28 DOGWOOD TERR2025-04$600,0001,55528.3%
14 VALHALLA WAY2025-12$590,0001,46432.5%
38 WOODLOT RD2026-01$685,0001,55021.5%
5 SUMMIT DR2025-04$715,7001,52930.2%
8 RIDGE PLACE2025-12$651,0001,49725.9%
19 FERNDALE RD2026-05$480,0001,61133.6%
667 COLFAX RD2025-12$500,0001,59129.6%
40 PROSPECT RD2025-10$620,0001,60025.6%

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