The Fair Share Report

8 Ferndale 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

≈ $879,286

Likely range $778,658 – $927,046, from 12 comparable Wayne sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 2,265 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 $879,286 home should be assessed near $314,960.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$192,500

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $122,460 below what the ratio math suggests (38.9%).

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

$11,546/yr
Public schools$6,425
Passaic County$2,409
Town of Wayne$2,713
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
100 WILSON AVE2026-01$742,5002,16031.7%
508 PINES LAKE DR E2026-06$750,0002,24230.7%
1666 HAMBURG TPKE2025-08$480,0002,35853.5%
19 MOUNTAIN RIDGE DR2025-08$885,0002,31929.2%
526 INDIAN RD2025-06$975,0002,19127.1%
12 HARMONY LANE2025-09$925,0002,26026.9%
97 GREEN KNOLLS DR2025-09$900,0002,33627.1%
39 TERRACE RD2025-09$900,0002,19625.8%
18 BREEN TERR2025-07$861,0002,14431.2%
121 BALDWIN TERR2025-07$935,0002,28827.5%
66 LEONARD TERR2026-01$757,0002,20230.0%
63 ELERON PLACE2026-01$800,0002,16631.3%

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