Fair Lawn vs Morris Twp, NJ

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• Lower tax billMorris Twp, $11,247 a year
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  Morris Twp has the lower 2025 average residential tax bill: $11,247 a year, $1,171 less than $12,418 in Fair Lawn. Both are above the NJ average of $10,340.

• Median sale priceFair Lawn $690,000 vs Morris Twp $957,000
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  The median single-family sale price is $690,000 in Fair Lawn and $957,000 in Morris Twp, $267,000 more (GSMLS, 2025 closed sales).

• Monthly cost estimateFair Lawn $5,433 vs Morris Twp $7,010
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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 Morris Twp to $7,010, a gap of $1,577.

• Peak commuteFair Lawn 39 min vs Morris Twp 55 min
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  Peak commute is 39 minutes in Fair Lawn and 55 minutes in Morris Twp, 16 minutes shorter in Fair Lawn.

• NJ Transit passFair Lawn $276 vs Morris Twp $429
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  The NJ Transit monthly pass to NY Penn is $276 in Fair Lawn and $429 in Morris Twp, $153 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 85.8%), ELA (76.6% vs 59.6%) and math (69.6% vs 42.5%).

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.