The Fair Share Report

74 Armstrong Ave

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

≈ $703,591

Likely range $660,484 – $750,478, from 12 comparable Wayne sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 1,638 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 $703,591 home should be assessed near $252,026.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$154,300

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $97,726 below what the ratio math suggests (38.8%).

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

$9,255/yr
Public schools$5,150
Passaic County$1,931
Town of Wayne$2,174
Wayne average$13,868

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

Town median 29.7%
This home · 21.9%

15%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
78 VAN DUYNE AVE2025-12$582,0001,68529.0%
69 ALLEN DR2025-07$700,0001,73631.8%
16 DALEWOOD RD2025-10$585,0001,58929.4%
53 MOUNTAIN RIDGE DR2025-06$722,0001,74431.7%
42 CECILIA DR2025-08$690,0001,50632.2%
1347 ALPS RD2025-08$435,0001,58443.8%
50 NORMANDY DR2025-04$826,0001,61125.9%
28 KINGSTON RD2026-03$755,0001,68924.3%
36 JOYCE LANE2025-08$695,0001,61830.6%
28 JOYCE LANE2025-05$800,0001,80625.9%
10 RUTGERS COURT2025-10$690,0001,64830.2%
37 WENDT LANE2025-06$790,0001,59327.6%

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