Edison vs Fair Lawn, NJ
Property taxes, schools, NJ Transit pass and monthly cost for Edison and Fair Lawn, side by side with sources.
At a glance
- Lower tax billEdison, $10,585 a year
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Edison has the lower 2025 average residential tax bill: $10,585 a year, $1,833 less than $12,418 in Fair Lawn. Both are above the NJ average of $10,340.
- Median sale priceFair Lawn $690,000 vs Edison $726,150
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The median single-family sale price is $690,000 in Fair Lawn and $726,150 in Edison, $36,150 more (GSMLS, 2025 closed sales).
- Monthly cost estimateFair Lawn $5,433 vs Edison $5,764
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On the site's monthly cost estimate (mortgage, property tax, insurance and NJ Transit pass, each on the town's headline median sale price, the same math as the calculator), Fair Lawn comes to $5,433 a month and Edison to $5,764, a gap of $331.
- Peak commuteEdison 46 min vs Fair Lawn 39 min
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Peak commute is 46 minutes in Edison and 39 minutes in Fair Lawn, 7 minutes shorter in Fair Lawn.
- NJ Transit passFair Lawn $276 vs Edison $463
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The NJ Transit monthly pass to NY Penn is $276 in Fair Lawn and $463 in Edison, $187 more.
- Higher school resultsFair Lawn: 4-year graduation, ELA, math
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On the district results, Fair Lawn's district is higher on 4-year graduation (97.2% vs 92.1%), ELA (76.6% vs 67.6%) and math (69.6% vs 58.7%).
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
- Edison$5,764 / monthMortgage $3,959 · Property tax $1,213 · Insurance $129 · NJ Transit pass $463 · on a $726,150 median single-family home
- Fair Lawn$5,433 / monthMortgage $3,762 · Property tax $1,266 · Insurance $129 · NJ Transit pass $276 · on a $690,000 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.
Property taxes
Average residential tax bill, 2025
- Edison$10,585 / year$245 above the NJ average
- Fair Lawn$12,418 / year$2,078 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
Commute
Peak commute time
- Edison46 min
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Typical from Edison: 50.5 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.
- Fair Lawn39 min
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Typical from Radburn: 48 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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