Cherry Hill vs Hoboken, NJ
Property taxes, schools, NJ Transit pass and monthly cost for Cherry Hill 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, $338 less than $9,869 in Cherry Hill. Both are below the NJ average of $10,340.
- Higher school resultsHoboken: 4-year graduation, ELA, math
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On the district results, Hoboken's district is higher on 4-year graduation (97.5% vs 95.2%), ELA (70.5% vs 62.7%) and math (61.0% 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
- Hoboken$5,023 / monthMortgage $4,280 · Property tax $700 · Insurance $43 · no commute · on a $785,000 median condo/townhouse 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.
Home prices
Median sale price, condo / townhouse
- Hoboken$785,000condo/townhouse median; no single-family sales in 2025 · 19 sales
Monthly mortgage
- 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 condo/townhouse median (no single-family sales in 2025). Based on the single-family median unless a town's row says otherwise.
Source: GSMLS
Property taxes
Average residential tax bill, 2025
- Cherry Hill$9,869 / year$471 below 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.
Schools
Meeting ELA standards
- Cherry Hill62.7% Above NJ average
- Hoboken70.5% Above NJ average
- NJ state53.0%
Meeting math standards
- Cherry Hill52.8% Above NJ average
- Hoboken61.0% Above NJ average
- NJ state42.0%
4-year graduation rate
- Cherry Hill95.2% Above NJ average
- Hoboken97.5% Above NJ average
- NJ state91.8%
Chronic absenteeism
- Cherry Hill14.0% Below NJ average
- Hoboken7.9% Below NJ average
- NJ state14.4%
Student:teacher ratio
- Cherry Hill12:1
- Hoboken14:1
- NJ state12:1
Commute
Peak commute time
- 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.
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Not shown for Cherry Hill: No NJ Transit rail service to New York Penn Station
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.
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