The Fair Share Report
52 Laurel Dr
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 $523,885 – $593,369, from 12 comparable Wayne sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 1,204 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 $553,057 home should be assessed near $198,105.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $49,705 below what the ratio math suggests (25.1%).
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
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)
| Address | Sold | Price | Sq ft | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 177 CHESTNUT DR | 2026-04 | $722,000 | 1,234 | 24.2% |
| 1 SHORE RD | 2025-01 | $604,000 | 1,372 | 21.7% |
| 19 PINECREST TERR | 2026-03 | $570,000 | 1,252 | 25.3% |
| 10 LAKE TRAIL E | 2026-06 | $550,000 | 1,116 | 25.4% |
| 2 CROW TRAIL | 2025-06 | $527,000 | 1,080 | 25.4% |
| 8 CAYUGA TRAIL | 2025-01 | $535,000 | 1,016 | 25.3% |
| 78 MAPLE LANE | 2026-05 | $650,000 | 1,378 | 35.3% |
| 53 LAUREL DR | 2025-02 | $565,000 | 1,230 | 26.9% |
| 33 SOUTH RD | 2025-05 | $400,000 | 1,012 | 27.8% |
| 37 SOUTH RD | 2026-06 | $510,000 | 1,334 | 21.3% |
| 28 NEW ST | 2025-05 | $600,000 | 1,120 | 20.9% |
| 104 OLDHAM RD | 2025-08 | $530,000 | 1,373 | 26.0% |
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