Cherry Hill vs Princeton, NJ
Property taxes, schools, NJ Transit pass and monthly cost for Cherry Hill and Princeton, 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, $13,504 less than $23,373 in Princeton. Cherry Hill is below the NJ average of $10,340 and Princeton is above it.
- Higher school resultsCherry Hill: 4-year graduation; Princeton: ELA, math
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On the district results, Cherry Hill's district is higher on 4-year graduation (95.2% vs 92.8%); Princeton's district is higher on ELA (76.9% vs 62.7%) and math (73.3% 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
Home prices
Source: GSMLS
Property taxes
Average residential tax bill, 2025
- Cherry Hill$9,869 / year$471 below the NJ average
- Princeton$23,373 / year$13,033 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
- Princeton76.9% Above NJ average
- NJ state53.0%
Meeting math standards
- Cherry Hill52.8% Above NJ average
- Princeton73.3% Above NJ average
- NJ state42.0%
4-year graduation rate
- Cherry Hill95.2% Above NJ average
- Princeton92.8% Above NJ average
- NJ state91.8%
Chronic absenteeism
- Cherry Hill14.0% Below NJ average
- Princeton8.2% Below NJ average
- NJ state14.4%
Student:teacher ratio
- Cherry Hill12:1
- Princeton11:1
- NJ state12:1
Commute
NJ Transit adult monthly pass to NY Penn
- Princeton$549 / 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
- Princeton53 min
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Typical from Princeton Junction: 56.5 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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