Bloomfield vs Fair Lawn, NJ

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• Lower tax billBloomfield, $12,381 a year
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  Bloomfield has the lower 2025 average residential tax bill: $12,381 a year, $37 less than $12,418 in Fair Lawn. Both are above the NJ average of $10,340.

• Median sale priceBloomfield $626,750 vs Fair Lawn $690,000
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  The median single-family sale price is $626,750 in Bloomfield and $690,000 in Fair Lawn, $63,250 more (GSMLS, 2025 closed sales).

• Monthly cost estimateBloomfield $5,018 vs Fair Lawn $5,433
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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), Bloomfield comes to $5,018 a month and Fair Lawn to $5,433, a gap of $415.

• Peak commuteBloomfield 27 min vs Fair Lawn 39 min
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  Peak commute is 27 minutes in Bloomfield and 39 minutes in Fair Lawn, 12 minutes shorter in Bloomfield.

• NJ Transit passBloomfield $223 vs Fair Lawn $276
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  The NJ Transit monthly pass to NY Penn is $223 in Bloomfield and $276 in Fair Lawn, $53 more.

• Higher school resultsFair Lawn: 4-year graduation, ELA, math
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  On the district results, Fair Lawn's district is higher on 4-year graduation (97.2% vs 95.3%), ELA (76.6% vs 56.0%) and math (69.6% vs 40.6%).

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