The Fair Share Report
438 Fairfield 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 $656,493 – $725,193, from 12 comparable Wayne sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 2,083 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 $689,157 home should be assessed near $246,856.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $89,756 below what the ratio math suggests (36.4%).
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
16%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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 886 ALPS RD | 2025-04 | $705,000 | 2,025 | 35.0% |
| 58 HARDWICK LANE | 2025-10 | $679,500 | 2,156 | 36.0% |
| 249 PARISH DR | 2026-05 | $690,000 | 1,900 | 30.1% |
| 249 PARISH DR | 2025-12 | $500,000 | 1,900 | 41.5% |
| 90 WEINMANNS BLVD | 2025-12 | $885,000 | 1,932 | 30.9% |
| 789 BLACK OAK RIDGE RD | 2024-12 | $660,000 | 2,322 | 28.6% |
| 53 CHOPIN DR | 2025-10 | $700,000 | 2,315 | 35.0% |
| 138 LEVINBERG LANE | 2026-04 | $700,000 | 2,146 | 31.9% |
| 249 LEVINBERG LANE | 2025-12 | $710,000 | 2,146 | 31.4% |
| 200 LEVINBERG LANE | 2025-11 | $754,000 | 2,146 | 30.2% |
| 140 LEVINBERG LANE | 2025-08 | $710,000 | 2,146 | 31.4% |
| 134 LEVINBERG LANE | 2025-01 | $691,000 | 2,146 | 32.3% |
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