Denville vs Rahway, NJ
Property taxes, schools, NJ Transit pass and monthly cost for Denville and Rahway, side by side with sources.
At a glance
Rahway has the lower 2025 average residential tax bill: $10,435 a year, $1,024 less than $11,459 in Denville. Both are above the NJ average of $10,340.
The median single-family sale price is $520,000 in Rahway and $675,000 in Denville, $155,000 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), Rahway comes to $4,265 a month and Denville to $5,307, a gap of $1,042.
Peak commute is 71 minutes in Denville and 37 in Rahway, 34 minutes shorter in Rahway; the NJ Transit monthly pass to NY Penn is $328 in Rahway and $531 in Denville, $203 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
- Denville$5,307 / monthMortgage $3,680 · Property tax $1,096 · NJ Transit pass $531 · on a $675,000 median single-family home
- Rahway$4,265 / monthMortgage $2,835 · Property tax $1,102 · NJ Transit pass $328 · on a $520,000 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
4-year graduation rate
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