Chatham Boro 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, $9,859 less than $16,960 in Chatham Boro. New Brunswick is below the NJ average of $10,340 and Chatham Boro is above it.

• Median sale priceNew Brunswick $420,000 vs Chatham Boro $1,380,400
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  The median single-family sale price is $420,000 in New Brunswick and $1,380,400 in Chatham Boro, $960,400 more (GSMLS, 2025 closed sales).

• Monthly cost estimateNew Brunswick $3,628 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), New Brunswick comes to $3,628 a month and Chatham Boro to $9,788, a gap of $6,160.

• Peak commuteChatham Boro 46 min vs New Brunswick 51 min
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  Peak commute is 46 minutes in Chatham Boro and 51 minutes in New Brunswick, 5 minutes shorter in Chatham Boro.

• NJ Transit passChatham Boro $376 vs New Brunswick $477
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  The NJ Transit monthly pass to NY Penn is $376 in Chatham Boro and $477 in New Brunswick, $101 more.

• Higher school resultsChatham Boro: 4-year graduation, ELA, math
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  On the district results, Chatham Boro's district is higher on 4-year graduation (96.5% vs 79.5%), ELA (74.8% vs 27.5%) and math (68.5% 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.