Chatham Twp 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, $11,272 less than $18,373 in Chatham Twp. New Brunswick is below the NJ average of $10,340 and Chatham Twp is above it.

• Median sale priceNew Brunswick $420,000 vs Chatham Twp $1,990,200
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  The median single-family sale price is $420,000 in New Brunswick and $1,990,200 in Chatham Twp, $1,570,200 more (GSMLS, 2025 closed sales).

• Monthly cost estimateNew Brunswick $3,628 vs Chatham Twp $13,498
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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 Twp to $13,498, a gap of $9,870.

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

• Higher school resultsChatham Twp: 4-year graduation, ELA, math
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  On the district results, Chatham Twp'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.