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Chatham Twp vs Hoboken, NJ

Property taxes, schools, NJ Transit pass and monthly cost for Chatham Twp and Hoboken, side by side with sources.

At a glance

  • Lower tax billHoboken, $9,531 a year
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    Hoboken has the lower 2025 average residential tax bill: $9,531 a year, $8,842 less than $18,373 in Chatham Twp. Hoboken is below the NJ average of $10,340 and Chatham Twp is above it.

  • Median sale priceChatham Twp $1,990,200 vs Hoboken $785,000
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    Chatham Twp's headline median sale price is $1,990,200 (single-family) and Hoboken's is $785,000 (condo/townhouse median; no single-family sales in 2025); the two are different home types (GSMLS, 2025 closed sales).

  • Peak commuteChatham Twp 46 min vs Hoboken 15 min
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    Peak commute is 46 minutes in Chatham Twp and 15 minutes by PATH to 33rd Street in Hoboken, 31 minutes shorter in Hoboken.

  • Higher school resultsChatham Twp: ELA, math; Hoboken: 4-year graduation
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    On the district results, Chatham Twp's district is higher on ELA (74.8% vs 70.5%) and math (68.5% vs 61.0%); Hoboken's district is higher on 4-year graduation (97.5% vs 96.5%).

Figures are from the data file, version 2.4.2. Estimates are labeled. Sources and dates are in each section below. Add a third town in the compare tool.

Monthly cost

Home prices

Median sale price, single-family

Median sale price, condo / townhouse

  • Chatham Twp$465,00043 sales
  • Hoboken$785,000condo/townhouse median; no single-family sales in 2025 · 19 sales

Monthly mortgage

  • Chatham Twp$10,851 / month
  • Hoboken$4,280 / monthBased on the condo/townhouse median; no single-family sales in 2025
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Principal & interest only; excludes taxes and insurance. Based on the single-family median unless a town's row says otherwise.

Source: GSMLS, 2025 closed sales

Property taxes

Average residential tax bill, 2025

  • Chatham Twp$18,373 / year$8,033 above the NJ average
  • Hoboken$9,531 / year$809 below the NJ average
  • NJ average$10,340 / yearState total, same series as the town bills
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Bills compare better than raw tax rates, because towns assess homes at different shares of market value.

Sources: NJ Division of Taxation (Updated February 2026)

Schools

Meeting ELA standards

Meeting math standards

4-year graduation rate

Chronic absenteeism

Student:teacher ratio

DistrictsChatham Twp: School District of the ChathamsHoboken: Hoboken Public School DistrictDistrict-wide results for all students. The NJ state line is the statewide figure.

Sources: NJDOE (2024-25 school year, published May 2026)

Commute

Peak commute time

  • Chatham Twp46 min
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    Typical from Chatham: 53 min, median trip time of the scheduled trips arriving 7:00-9:00 AM on Wed 2026-11-18 (one itinerary per departure; dominated options excluded). Based on 6 trips.

  • Hoboken15 minPATH from Hoboken to 33rd Street (Midtown Manhattan)
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    Typical from Hoboken (PATH): 15 min, median ride time of the direct scheduled PATH trips arriving 7:00-9:00 AM in PATH's weekday GTFS schedule (service through 2026-11-13); the count is for that schedule, not for Nov 18. Based on 14 trips.

PATH commute time

  • Hoboken15 minHoboken (PATH) to 33rd Street (PATH)
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    Typical: 15 min, median ride time of the direct scheduled PATH trips arriving 7:00-9:00 AM in PATH's weekday GTFS schedule (service through 2026-11-13); the count is for that schedule, not for Nov 18. Based on 14 trips.

Ferry commute time

  • Hoboken7 minHoboken 14th St. to Midtown (W 39th St)
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    Typical: 7 min, median scheduled crossing time of the weekday ferry sailings from this terminal that arrive at the destination 7:00-9:00 AM in NY Waterway's published timetable. Based on 6 trips.

Sources: NJ Transit GTFS (via Mobility Database) (Scheduled service Nov 18, 2026) · Port Authority (PATH) (Effective Oct 13, 2026) · NY Waterway (Read Nov 1, 2026)

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