The Fair Share Report

371 Ratzer 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

≈ $770,117

Likely range $695,218 – $804,430, from 12 comparable Wayne sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 1,816 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 $770,117 home should be assessed near $275,856.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$189,500

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $86,356 below what the ratio math suggests (31.3%).

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

$11,366/yr
Public schools$6,325
Passaic County$2,371
Town of Wayne$2,671
Wayne average$13,868

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

Town median 29.7%
This home · 24.6%

18%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)

AddressSoldPriceSq ftRatio
28 JOYCE LANE2025-05$800,0001,80625.9%
69 ALLEN DR2025-07$700,0001,73631.8%
53 MOUNTAIN RIDGE DR2025-06$722,0001,74431.7%
62 ALPINE DR2026-06$825,0001,90931.2%
77 GARSIDE AVE2026-04$740,0001,98027.3%
65 BRANDON AVE2025-08$600,0001,81236.7%
78 VAN DUYNE AVE2025-12$582,0001,68529.0%
30 ALPINE DR2025-11$770,0001,79835.1%
47 SENECA TRAIL2025-06$835,0001,96925.2%
48 DEERFIELD RD2026-04$832,0001,81327.2%
37 FARMINGDALE RD2026-05$925,0001,78520.9%
34 BERRY DR2025-11$709,0001,85230.4%

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