The Fair Share Report
85 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 $954,554 – $1,282,443, 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 $1,164,580 home should be assessed near $417,153.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $39,147 above what the ratio math suggests (9.4%).
Step 4 · The tax rate — same for every Wayne home
$3.337 Schools · 56% $1.251 County · 21% $1.409 Town · 23%
This home's own bill implies $5.943 per $100 — below the general rate, usually a deduction on the bill (senior, veteran, disabled).
Step 5 · The bill
This home vs. every recent Wayne sale · assessed ÷ market
19%53%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 KATHLEEN COURT | 2025-01 | $865,000 | 3,802 | 36.7% |
| 2 CAYUGA TRAIL | 2025-08 | $915,000 | 3,488 | 29.6% |
| 20 MANOR DR | 2025-07 | $1,235,000 | 3,970 | 32.2% |
| 986 PINES LAKE DR W | 2025-09 | $1,600,000 | 3,862 | 35.8% |
| 84 BRANDON AVE | 2026-06 | $1,199,000 | 3,628 | 23.4% |
| 31 POINT VIEW PARKWAY | 2026-02 | $450,000 | — | 31.8% |
| 53 PALMER DR | 2025-05 | $1,175,000 | 3,497 | 27.8% |
| 134 ANDOVER DR | 2026-01 | $775,000 | 3,372 | 35.0% |
| 33 GEORGIA DR | 2026-05 | $935,000 | 3,186 | 32.0% |
| 6 KIPP CT | 2025-09 | $980,000 | 3,350 | 33.0% |
| 11 ABERDEEN AVE | 2025-01 | $825,000 | 3,241 | 37.0% |
| 45 KIME AVE | 2026-06 | $999,000 | 3,158 | 29.9% |
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