Cherry Hill vs Fair Lawn, NJ
Property taxes, schools, NJ Transit pass and monthly cost for Cherry Hill and Fair Lawn, side by side with sources.
At a glance
- Lower tax billCherry Hill, $9,869 a year
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Cherry Hill has the lower 2025 average residential tax bill: $9,869 a year, $2,549 less than $12,418 in Fair Lawn. Cherry Hill is below the NJ average of $10,340 and Fair Lawn is above it.
- 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 95.2%), ELA (76.6% vs 62.7%) and math (69.6% vs 52.8%).
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.
Monthly cost
Estimated monthly cost Estimate
- Mortgage (principal and interest)
- Property tax
- Insurance
- NJ Transit pass
- Fair Lawn$5,433 / monthMortgage $3,762 · Property tax $1,266 · Insurance $129 · NJ Transit pass $276 · on a $690,000 median single-family home
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Same math as the monthly cost calculator, at its defaults: each town's headline median sale price, single-family unless the town's label says otherwise (GSMLS, 2025 closed sales), 20% down, a 30-year fixed loan at 7.24% (Freddie Mac weekly national average, week of Oct 29, 2026), the town's 2025 effective tax rate, homeowners insurance (condo insurance for condo towns), and the town's NJ Transit pass where it has one. Excludes flood insurance, PMI, HOA, utilities and maintenance. Change the numbers in the calculator.
Property taxes
Average residential tax bill, 2025
- Cherry Hill$9,869 / year$471 below the NJ average
- Fair Lawn$12,418 / year$2,078 above 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.
Schools
Meeting ELA standards
- Cherry Hill62.7% Above NJ average
- Fair Lawn76.6% Above NJ average
- NJ state53.0%
Meeting math standards
- Cherry Hill52.8% Above NJ average
- Fair Lawn69.6% Above NJ average
- NJ state42.0%
4-year graduation rate
- Cherry Hill95.2% Above NJ average
- Fair Lawn97.2% Above NJ average
- NJ state91.8%
Chronic absenteeism
- Cherry Hill14.0% Below NJ average
- Fair Lawn6.6% Below NJ average
- NJ state14.4%
Student:teacher ratio
- Cherry Hill12:1
- Fair Lawn11:1
- NJ state12:1
Commute
NJ Transit adult monthly pass to NY Penn
- Fair Lawn$276 / month
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Not shown for Cherry Hill: No NJ Transit rail to New York Penn Station from Cherry Hill
Peak commute time
- Fair Lawn39 min
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Typical from Radburn: 48 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.
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Not shown for Cherry Hill: No NJ Transit rail service to New York Penn Station
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