Bridgewater 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, $3,863 less than $10,964 in Bridgewater. New Brunswick is below the NJ average of $10,340 and Bridgewater is above it.

• Median sale priceNew Brunswick $420,000 vs Bridgewater $825,000
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  The median single-family sale price is $420,000 in New Brunswick and $825,000 in Bridgewater, $405,000 more (GSMLS, 2025 closed sales).

• Monthly cost estimateNew Brunswick $3,628 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), New Brunswick comes to $3,628 a month and Bridgewater to $6,396, a gap of $2,768.

• Peak commuteBridgewater 67 min vs New Brunswick 51 min
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  Peak commute is 67 minutes in Bridgewater and 51 minutes in New Brunswick, 16 minutes shorter in New Brunswick.

• NJ Transit passNew Brunswick $477 vs Bridgewater $512
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  The NJ Transit monthly pass to NY Penn is $477 in New Brunswick and $512 in Bridgewater, $35 more.

• Higher school resultsBridgewater: 4-year graduation, ELA, math
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  On the district results, Bridgewater's district is higher on 4-year graduation (96.9% vs 79.5%), ELA (70.0% vs 27.5%) and math (58.2% 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.