The Fair Share Report
89 Hardwick Ln
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 $726,438 – $804,640, from 12 comparable Wayne sales in the past 18 months, at this home's 1,985 sq ft.
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 $744,762 home should be assessed near $266,774.
Step 3 · Assessed value
Set at the last town-wide revaluation and mostly frozen since. That's $47,674 below what the ratio math suggests (17.9%).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 SWAN TERR | 2025-07 | $852,000 | 1,978 | 28.2% |
| 18 BREEN TERR | 2025-07 | $861,000 | 2,144 | 31.2% |
| 122 BALSAM RD | 2025-09 | $726,000 | 1,791 | 29.6% |
| 16 ATWOOD PLACE | 2025-09 | $729,000 | 1,992 | 31.2% |
| 3 CLIFFORD DR | 2025-05 | $750,000 | 2,034 | 25.9% |
| 12 KINGSTON RD | 2026-02 | $750,000 | 2,032 | 27.8% |
| 15 ELLA LANE | 2026-06 | $822,000 | 2,076 | 27.3% |
| 28 AUGUSTA DR | 2025-04 | $815,000 | 2,032 | 31.2% |
| 30 MARLO RD | 2025-02 | $769,900 | 2,052 | 29.6% |
| 17 CLIFFORD DR | 2026-04 | $830,000 | 1,870 | 26.8% |
| 7 HANOVER PLACE | 2025-09 | $725,000 | 1,948 | 27.6% |
| 14 CHARLOTTE TERR | 2025-09 | $650,000 | 1,962 | 33.2% |
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