Bridgewater vs Fair Lawn, NJ

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• Lower tax billBridgewater, $10,964 a year
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  Bridgewater has the lower 2025 average residential tax bill: $10,964 a year, $1,454 less than $12,418 in Fair Lawn. Both are above the NJ average of $10,340.

• Median sale priceFair Lawn $690,000 vs Bridgewater $825,000
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  The median single-family sale price is $690,000 in Fair Lawn and $825,000 in Bridgewater, $135,000 more (GSMLS, 2025 closed sales).

• Monthly cost estimateFair Lawn $5,433 vs Bridgewater $6,396
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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), Fair Lawn comes to $5,433 a month and Bridgewater to $6,396, a gap of $963.

• Peak commuteBridgewater 67 min vs Fair Lawn 39 min
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  Peak commute is 67 minutes in Bridgewater and 39 minutes in Fair Lawn, 28 minutes shorter in Fair Lawn.

• NJ Transit passFair Lawn $276 vs Bridgewater $512
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  The NJ Transit monthly pass to NY Penn is $276 in Fair Lawn and $512 in Bridgewater, $236 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 96.9%), ELA (76.6% vs 70.0%) and math (69.6% vs 58.2%).

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