The Fair Share Report
259 Valley 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.
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Step 1 · Market value
Likely range $620,761 – $689,459, from 12 comparable Wayne sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 1,196 sq ft.
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 $654,453 home should be assessed near $234,425.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $78,225 below what the ratio math suggests (33.4%).
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
17%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)
| Address | Sold | Price | Sq ft | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96 LIONSHEAD DR E | 2026-06 | $655,000 | 1,197 | 27.3% |
| 94 MAC DONALD DR | 2026-06 | $620,000 | 1,127 | 29.4% |
| 85 SHEFFIELD RD | 2025-10 | $805,000 | 1,264 | 22.4% |
| 812 BLACK OAK RIDGE RD | 2025-11 | $690,000 | 1,248 | 24.1% |
| 82 MICHAEL DR | 2025-11 | $597,000 | 1,104 | 31.4% |
| 44 CANTON RD | 2025-11 | $735,000 | 1,275 | 24.2% |
| 83 FARMINGDALE RD | 2025-10 | $685,000 | 1,100 | 24.6% |
| 31 MICHAEL DR | 2026-06 | $695,000 | 1,014 | 28.9% |
| 55 VALLEY VIEW TERR | 2025-09 | $702,000 | 1,238 | 27.9% |
| 24 SANDRA LANE | 2025-05 | $680,000 | 1,300 | 27.5% |
| 1087 RATZER RD | 2025-09 | $635,000 | 1,320 | 29.0% |
| 21 SANDRA LANE | 2025-02 | $630,000 | 1,300 | 28.5% |
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