Bloomfield 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, $5,280 less than $12,381 in Bloomfield. New Brunswick is below the NJ average of $10,340 and Bloomfield is above it.

• Median sale priceNew Brunswick $420,000 vs Bloomfield $626,750
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  The median single-family sale price is $420,000 in New Brunswick and $626,750 in Bloomfield, $206,750 more (GSMLS, 2025 closed sales).

• Monthly cost estimateNew Brunswick $3,628 vs Bloomfield $5,018
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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 Bloomfield to $5,018, a gap of $1,390.

• Peak commuteBloomfield 27 min vs New Brunswick 51 min
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  Peak commute is 27 minutes in Bloomfield and 51 minutes in New Brunswick, 24 minutes shorter in Bloomfield.

• NJ Transit passBloomfield $223 vs New Brunswick $477
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  The NJ Transit monthly pass to NY Penn is $223 in Bloomfield and $477 in New Brunswick, $254 more.

• Higher school resultsBloomfield: 4-year graduation, ELA, math
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  On the district results, Bloomfield's district is higher on 4-year graduation (95.3% vs 79.5%), ELA (56.0% vs 27.5%) and math (40.6% vs 15.1%).

Figures are from the data file, version 2.5.3. Estimates are labeled. Sources and dates are in each section below. Add a third town in the compare tool.