Fair Lawn vs Livingston, NJ

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• Lower tax billFair Lawn, $12,418 a year
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  Fair Lawn has the lower 2025 average residential tax bill: $12,418 a year, $6,051 less than $18,469 in Livingston. Both are above the NJ average of $10,340.

• Median sale priceFair Lawn $690,000 vs Livingston $1,300,000
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  The median single-family sale price is $690,000 in Fair Lawn and $1,300,000 in Livingston, $610,000 more (GSMLS, 2025 closed sales).

• Monthly cost estimateFair Lawn $5,433 vs Livingston $9,479
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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 Livingston to $9,479, a gap of $4,046.

• Peak commuteFair Lawn 39 min vs Livingston 61.2 min
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  Peak commute is 39 minutes in Fair Lawn and 61.2 minutes in Livingston, 22.2 minutes shorter in Fair Lawn.

• NJ Transit passLivingston $223 vs Fair Lawn $276
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  The NJ Transit monthly pass to NY Penn is $223 in Livingston and $276 in Fair Lawn, $53 more.

• Higher school resultsLivingston: 4-year graduation, ELA, math
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  On the district results, Livingston's district is higher on 4-year graduation (98.7% vs 97.2%), ELA (83.3% vs 76.6%) and math (78.2% vs 69.6%).

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.