The Fair Share Report

44 Lake Dr E

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

≈ $712,924

Likely range $652,772 – $805,677, from 12 comparable Wayne sales in the past 18 months (home size estimated from assessor data — range widened).

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 $712,924 home should be assessed near $255,369.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$217,700

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $37,669 below what the ratio math suggests (14.8%).

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

$13,058/yr
Public schools$7,266
Passaic County$2,724
Town of Wayne$3,068
Wayne average$13,868

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

Town median 29.7%
This home · 30.5%

19%47%

Paying about right

This home's ratio lands inside Wayne's normal band. The drift hasn't singled it out — no case for a tax appeal.

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

AddressSoldPriceSq ftRatio
31 POINT VIEW PARKWAY2026-02$450,00031.8%
25 PACKANACK LK RD2025-04$600,0001,93436.8%
26 GIANNONE RD2025-10$770,0002,17228.7%
362 VALLEY RD2025-10$685,0001,93426.6%
174 HILLCREST DR2026-03$760,0002,13628.8%
79 LIONSHEAD DR W2025-12$735,0002,00628.8%
8 FOREST TERR2025-11$605,0001,93134.8%
25 FERNDALE RD2025-09$785,0001,89423.7%
53 HAMILTON AVE2025-04$775,0001,83025.7%
5 FERNDALE RD2026-04$710,0002,14627.3%
185 OAKWOOD DR2025-05$630,0001,76832.7%
1 LENAPE TRAIL2026-02$625,0001,85530.8%

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