Bernards Twp (Basking Ridge) vs Newark, NJ

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• Lower tax billNewark, $7,641 a year
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  Newark has the lower 2025 average residential tax bill: $7,641 a year, $7,074 less than $14,715 in Bernards Twp (Basking Ridge). Newark is below the NJ average of $10,340 and Bernards Twp (Basking Ridge) is above it.

• Median sale priceNewark $440,000 vs Bernards Twp (Basking Ridge) $1,250,000
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  The median single-family sale price is $440,000 in Newark and $1,250,000 in Bernards Twp (Basking Ridge), $810,000 more (GSMLS, 2025 closed sales).

• Monthly cost estimateNewark $3,260 vs Bernards Twp (Basking Ridge) $9,128
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  On the site's monthly cost estimate (mortgage, property tax and NJ Transit pass, each on the town's median single-family sale price), Newark comes to $3,260 a month and Bernards Twp (Basking Ridge) to $9,128, a gap of $5,868.

• Peak commuteBernards Twp (Basking Ridge) 75 min vs Newark 18 min
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  Peak commute is 75 minutes in Bernards Twp (Basking Ridge) and 18 minutes in Newark, 57 minutes shorter in Newark.

• NJ Transit passNewark $184 vs Bernards Twp (Basking Ridge) $531
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  The NJ Transit monthly pass to NY Penn is $184 in Newark and $531 in Bernards Twp (Basking Ridge), $347 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 90.0%), ELA (81.9% vs 34.3%) and math (79.6% vs 22.0%).

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