Bernards Twp (Basking Ridge) vs New Brunswick, NJ

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• Lower tax billNew Brunswick, $7,101 a year
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  New Brunswick has the lower 2025 average residential tax bill: $7,101 a year, $7,614 less than $14,715 in Bernards Twp (Basking Ridge). New Brunswick is below the NJ average of $10,340 and Bernards Twp (Basking Ridge) is above it.

• Median sale priceNew Brunswick $420,000 vs Bernards Twp (Basking Ridge) $1,250,000
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  The median single-family sale price is $420,000 in New Brunswick and $1,250,000 in Bernards Twp (Basking Ridge), $830,000 more (GSMLS, 2025 closed sales).

• Monthly cost estimateNew Brunswick $3,628 vs Bernards Twp (Basking Ridge) $9,257
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  On the site's monthly cost estimate (mortgage, property tax, insurance and NJ Transit pass, each on the town's headline median sale price, the same math as the calculator), New Brunswick comes to $3,628 a month and Bernards Twp (Basking Ridge) to $9,257, a gap of $5,629.

• Peak commuteBernards Twp (Basking Ridge) 75 min vs New Brunswick 51 min
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  Peak commute is 75 minutes in Bernards Twp (Basking Ridge) and 51 minutes in New Brunswick, 24 minutes shorter in New Brunswick.

• NJ Transit passNew Brunswick $477 vs Bernards Twp (Basking Ridge) $531
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  The NJ Transit monthly pass to NY Penn is $477 in New Brunswick and $531 in Bernards Twp (Basking Ridge), $54 more.

• Higher school resultsBernards Twp (Basking Ridge): 4-year graduation, ELA, math
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  On the district results, Bernards Twp (Basking Ridge)'s district is higher on 4-year graduation (97.6% vs 79.5%), ELA (81.9% vs 27.5%) and math (79.6% vs 15.1%).

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