The Fair Share Report

32 Sheffield 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

≈ $660,646

Likely range $566,027 – $698,293, from 12 comparable Wayne sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 1,263 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 $660,646 home should be assessed near $236,643.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$368,700

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $132,057 above what the ratio math suggests (55.8%).

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

$22,115/yr
Public schools$12,306
Passaic County$4,613
Town of Wayne$5,196
Wayne average$13,868

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

Town median 29.7%
This home · 55.8%

19%71%

Looks meaningfully over-assessed

Even at the generous end of the range, this home's ratio clears the Chapter 123 appeal line (41.19%) — roughly $7,921/yr at stake. NJ appeals are generally due April 1.

The evidence · comparable sales (SR1A usable-sale records)

AddressSoldPriceSq ftRatio
85 SHEFFIELD RD2025-10$805,0001,26422.4%
812 BLACK OAK RIDGE RD2025-11$690,0001,24824.1%
1087 RATZER RD2025-09$635,0001,32029.0%
1 WILLS AVE2025-03$520,0001,26025.1%
26 BRANDYWINE RD2025-07$750,0001,43015.3%
15 DALEWOOD RD2025-12$475,0001,26132.5%
42 CECILIA DR2025-08$690,0001,50632.2%
96 LIONSHEAD DR E2026-06$655,0001,19727.3%
44 CANTON RD2025-11$735,0001,27524.2%
94 MAC DONALD DR2026-06$620,0001,12729.4%
711 INDIAN RD2025-02$536,0001,19644.4%
55 VALLEY VIEW TERR2025-09$702,0001,23827.9%

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