The Fair Share Report
74 Independence 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.
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Step 1 · Market value
Likely range $561,909 – $702,873, from 12 comparable Wayne sales in the past 18 months (home size estimated from assessor data — range widened).
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 $655,589 home should be assessed near $234,832.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $53,732 below what the ratio math suggests (22.9%).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 MATTHEW RD | 2025-08 | $600,000 | 2,089 | 34.5% |
| 4 BIRDSEYE CIRCLE | 2026-05 | $750,000 | 2,106 | 29.2% |
| 130 BUNKER HILL RD | 2025-10 | $636,000 | 2,022 | 28.6% |
| 156 TICONDEROGA TERR | 2026-03 | $382,500 | 1,927 | 47.7% |
| 85 LEXINGTON LANE | 2025-10 | $634,000 | 1,927 | 28.7% |
| 91 LEXINGTON LANE | 2025-01 | $612,500 | 1,927 | 29.5% |
| 43 TANAGER CT | 2025-08 | $721,000 | 2,240 | 28.9% |
| 29 PONDS CIRCLE | 2026-03 | $561,500 | 2,336 | 40.1% |
| 42 MATTHEW RD | 2025-07 | $565,000 | 2,092 | 30.7% |
| 3 BLACK BRIAR LANE | 2025-02 | $637,014 | 2,092 | 32.4% |
| 24 FAIR RIDGE CT | 2025-11 | $670,000 | 2,158 | 36.3% |
| 6 BIRDSEYE CIRCLE | 2025-01 | $645,000 | 2,178 | 36.2% |
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