Fair Lawn vs Morristown, NJ

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• Lower tax billMorristown, $11,181 a year
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  Morristown has the lower 2025 average residential tax bill: $11,181 a year, $1,237 less than $12,418 in Fair Lawn. Both are above the NJ average of $10,340.

• Median sale priceFair Lawn $690,000 vs Morristown $725,000
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  The median single-family sale price is $690,000 in Fair Lawn and $725,000 in Morristown, $35,000 more (GSMLS, 2025 closed sales).

• Monthly cost estimateFair Lawn $5,433 vs Morristown $5,575
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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 Morristown to $5,575, a gap of $142.

• Peak commuteFair Lawn 39 min vs Morristown 59 min
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  Peak commute is 39 minutes in Fair Lawn and 59 minutes in Morristown, 20 minutes shorter in Fair Lawn.

• NJ Transit passFair Lawn $276 vs Morristown $477
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  The NJ Transit monthly pass to NY Penn is $276 in Fair Lawn and $477 in Morristown, $201 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.