Cranford vs Edison, NJ
Property taxes, schools, NJ Transit pass and monthly cost for Cranford and Edison, side by side with sources.
At a glance
Edison has the lower 2025 average residential tax bill: $10,585 a year, $3,144 less than $13,729 in Cranford. Both are above the NJ average of $10,340.
The median single-family sale price is $726,150 in Edison and $832,500 in Cranford, $106,350 more (GSMLS, 2025 closed sales).
On the site's monthly cost estimate (mortgage, property tax and NJ Transit pass, each on the town's median single-family sale price), Edison comes to $5,635 a month and Cranford to $6,309, a gap of $674.
Peak commute is 43 minutes in Cranford and 46 in Edison, 3 minutes shorter in Cranford; the NJ Transit monthly pass to NY Penn is $309 in Cranford and $463 in Edison, $154 more.
Figures are from the data file, version 2.3.0. Estimates are labeled. Add a third town in the compare tool.
Monthly cost
Estimated monthly cost Estimate
- Mortgage (principal and interest)
- Property tax
- NJ Transit pass
- Cranford$6,309 / monthMortgage $4,539 · Property tax $1,461 · NJ Transit pass $309 · on a $832,500 median single-family home
- Edison$5,635 / monthMortgage $3,959 · Property tax $1,213 · NJ Transit pass $463 · on a $726,150 median single-family home
Each town uses its own median single-family sale price (GSMLS, 2025 closed sales) and 2025 effective tax rate. Mortgage is the monthly mortgage in the data: Principal & interest only; excludes taxes and insurance. Calculated at a 7.24% 30-year fixed rate, 20% down, 30-year term. Excludes insurance, utilities, maintenance and HOA fees. Change the numbers in the calculator.
Home prices
Median sale price, condo / townhouse
Source: GSMLS, 2025 closed sales
Property taxes
Schools
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