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.

Step 1 · Market value

≈ $689,157

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

35.82%

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

$157,100

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

$5.998 per $100 assessed

$3.337 Schools · 56% $1.251 County · 21% $1.409 Town · 23%

Step 5 · The bill

$9,423/yr
Public schools$5,243
Passaic County$1,966
Town of Wayne$2,214
Wayne average$13,868

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

Town median 29.7%
This home · 22.8%

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)

AddressSoldPriceSq ftRatio
886 ALPS RD2025-04$705,0002,02535.0%
58 HARDWICK LANE2025-10$679,5002,15636.0%
249 PARISH DR2026-05$690,0001,90030.1%
249 PARISH DR2025-12$500,0001,90041.5%
90 WEINMANNS BLVD2025-12$885,0001,93230.9%
789 BLACK OAK RIDGE RD2024-12$660,0002,32228.6%
53 CHOPIN DR2025-10$700,0002,31535.0%
138 LEVINBERG LANE2026-04$700,0002,14631.9%
249 LEVINBERG LANE2025-12$710,0002,14631.4%
200 LEVINBERG LANE2025-11$754,0002,14630.2%
140 LEVINBERG LANE2025-08$710,0002,14631.4%
134 LEVINBERG LANE2025-01$691,0002,14632.3%

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