Edison vs New Brunswick, NJ

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• Lower tax billNew Brunswick, $7,101 a year
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  New Brunswick has the lower 2025 average residential tax bill: $7,101 a year, $3,484 less than $10,585 in Edison. New Brunswick is below the NJ average of $10,340 and Edison is above it.

• Median sale priceNew Brunswick $420,000 vs Edison $726,150
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  The median single-family sale price is $420,000 in New Brunswick and $726,150 in Edison, $306,150 more (GSMLS, 2025 closed sales).

• Monthly cost estimateNew Brunswick $3,628 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), New Brunswick comes to $3,628 a month and Edison to $5,764, a gap of $2,136.

• Peak commuteEdison 46 min vs New Brunswick 51 min
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  Peak commute is 46 minutes in Edison and 51 minutes in New Brunswick, 5 minutes shorter in Edison.

• NJ Transit passEdison $463 vs New Brunswick $477
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  The NJ Transit monthly pass to NY Penn is $463 in Edison and $477 in New Brunswick, $14 more.

• Higher school resultsEdison: 4-year graduation, ELA, math
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  On the district results, Edison's district is higher on 4-year graduation (92.1% vs 79.5%), ELA (67.6% vs 27.5%) and math (58.7% vs 15.1%).

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.