The Fair Share Report
81 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.
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Step 1 · Market value
Likely range $987,002 – $1,394,289, 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 $1,272,330 home should be assessed near $455,749.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $28,651 above what the ratio math suggests (6.3%).
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%55%
A touch high — worth watching
This home's ratio sits above most of Wayne, but doesn't clear NJ's legal appeal line (41.19%).
The evidence · comparable sales (SR1A usable-sale records)
| Address | Sold | Price | Sq ft | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 CAYUGA TRAIL | 2025-08 | $915,000 | 3,488 | 29.6% |
| 31 POINT VIEW PARKWAY | 2026-02 | $450,000 | — | 31.8% |
| 54 BALSAM RD | 2025-06 | $1,165,000 | 3,481 | 24.7% |
| 20 MANOR DR | 2025-07 | $1,235,000 | 3,970 | 32.2% |
| 1360 HAMBURG TPKE | 2025-08 | $925,000 | 4,050 | 25.6% |
| 48 KATHLEEN COURT | 2025-01 | $865,000 | 3,802 | 36.7% |
| 1360 HAMBURG TPKE | 2026-06 | $620,000 | 3,955 | 33.9% |
| 986 PINES LAKE DR W | 2025-09 | $1,600,000 | 3,862 | 35.8% |
| 4 FOREST HILL DR | 2025-12 | $1,132,000 | 3,974 | 34.0% |
| 7 WELSH COURT | 2026-02 | $1,075,000 | 4,201 | 30.4% |
| 17 FARMSTEAD LANE | 2025-07 | $1,460,000 | 3,996 | 29.9% |
| 54 WHEELER RD | 2025-01 | $1,251,000 | 3,934 | 31.1% |
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