Fair Lawn 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, $5,317 less than $12,418 in Fair Lawn. New Brunswick is below the NJ average of $10,340 and Fair Lawn is above it.

• Median sale priceNew Brunswick $420,000 vs Fair Lawn $690,000
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  The median single-family sale price is $420,000 in New Brunswick and $690,000 in Fair Lawn, $270,000 more (GSMLS, 2025 closed sales).

• Monthly cost estimateNew Brunswick $3,628 vs Fair Lawn $5,433
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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 Fair Lawn to $5,433, a gap of $1,805.

• Peak commuteFair Lawn 39 min vs New Brunswick 51 min
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  Peak commute is 39 minutes in Fair Lawn and 51 minutes in New Brunswick, 12 minutes shorter in Fair Lawn.

• NJ Transit passFair Lawn $276 vs New Brunswick $477
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  The NJ Transit monthly pass to NY Penn is $276 in Fair Lawn and $477 in New Brunswick, $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 79.5%), ELA (76.6% vs 27.5%) and math (69.6% 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.