Chatham Boro vs Fair Lawn, NJ

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• Lower tax billFair Lawn, $12,418 a year
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  Fair Lawn has the lower 2025 average residential tax bill: $12,418 a year, $4,542 less than $16,960 in Chatham Boro. Both are above the NJ average of $10,340.

• Median sale priceFair Lawn $690,000 vs Chatham Boro $1,380,400
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  The median single-family sale price is $690,000 in Fair Lawn and $1,380,400 in Chatham Boro, $690,400 more (GSMLS, 2025 closed sales).

• Monthly cost estimateFair Lawn $5,433 vs Chatham Boro $9,788
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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 Chatham Boro to $9,788, a gap of $4,355.

• Peak commuteChatham Boro 46 min vs Fair Lawn 39 min
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  Peak commute is 46 minutes in Chatham Boro and 39 minutes in Fair Lawn, 7 minutes shorter in Fair Lawn.

• NJ Transit passFair Lawn $276 vs Chatham Boro $376
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  The NJ Transit monthly pass to NY Penn is $276 in Fair Lawn and $376 in Chatham Boro, $100 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 96.5%), ELA (76.6% vs 74.8%) and math (69.6% vs 68.5%).

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.