The Fair Share Report

869 Ratzer Rd

Wayne, NJ 07508

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

≈ $925,468

Likely range $784,444 – $943,008, from 12 comparable Wayne sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 2,471 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 $925,468 home should be assessed near $331,503.

Step 3 · Assessed value

$186,600

Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $144,903 below what the ratio math suggests (43.7%).

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

$11,192/yr
Public schools$6,228
Passaic County$2,335
Town of Wayne$2,630
Wayne average$13,868

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

Town median 29.7%
This home · 20.2%

14%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
29 MANOR DR2025-04$880,0002,48930.8%
48 ALPS RD2026-01$640,0002,37533.4%
19 MOUNTAIN RIDGE DR2025-08$885,0002,31929.2%
18 IOWA RD2025-10$795,0002,55330.3%
1666 HAMBURG TPKE2025-08$480,0002,35853.5%
14 LOUISA CT2026-04$999,0002,63730.0%
2 EDEN PLACE2026-03$925,0002,59231.6%
70 WEINMANNS BLVD2026-03$760,0002,39437.9%
111 LAKE DR E2025-03$975,0002,29433.7%
64 POWDER HORN DR2025-12$900,0002,40328.5%
47 SUNSET TERR2025-07$889,0002,19028.2%
169 HILLCREST DR2026-03$825,0002,41535.2%

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