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Cherry Hill vs Woodbridge, NJ

Property taxes, schools, NJ Transit pass and monthly cost for Cherry Hill and Woodbridge, side by side with sources.

At a glance

  • Lower tax billWoodbridge, $9,597 a year
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    Woodbridge has the lower 2025 average residential tax bill: $9,597 a year, $272 less than $9,869 in Cherry Hill. Both are below the NJ average of $10,340.

  • Higher school resultsCherry Hill: 4-year graduation, ELA, math
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    On the district results, Cherry Hill's district is higher on 4-year graduation (95.2% vs 94.1%), ELA (62.7% vs 42.4%) and math (52.8% vs 35.6%).

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
  • Woodbridge$4,557 / monthMortgage $3,031 · Property tax $1,035 · Insurance $129 · NJ Transit pass $362 · on a $556,000 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.

Sources: GSMLS (As of 2025) · NJ Division of Taxation (Updated January 2026) · Freddie Mac PMMS (As of 2026-10-29) · NAIC Homeowners Report (Updated July 2026)

Home prices

Median sale price, single-family

Median sale price, condo / townhouse

Monthly mortgage

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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

Property taxes

Average residential tax bill, 2025

  • Cherry Hill$9,869 / year$471 below the NJ average
  • Woodbridge$9,597 / year$743 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

DistrictsCherry Hill: Cherry Hill School DistrictWoodbridge: Woodbridge Township 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

NJ Transit adult monthly pass to NY Penn

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Not shown for Cherry Hill: No NJ Transit rail to New York Penn Station from Cherry Hill

Peak commute time

  • Woodbridge36 min
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    Typical from Metropark: 39.5 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 8 trips.

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Not shown for Cherry Hill: No NJ Transit rail service to New York Penn Station

Sources: NJ Transit (Updated July 2026) · NJ Transit GTFS (via Mobility Database) (Scheduled service Nov 18, 2026)

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