Fair Lawn vs New Providence, 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, $3,813 less than $16,231 in New Providence. Both are above the NJ average of $10,340.

• Median sale priceFair Lawn $690,000 vs New Providence $948,500
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  The median single-family sale price is $690,000 in Fair Lawn and $948,500 in New Providence, $258,500 more (GSMLS, 2025 closed sales).

• Monthly cost estimateFair Lawn $5,433 vs New Providence $7,282
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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 New Providence to $7,282, a gap of $1,849.

• Peak commuteFair Lawn 39 min vs New Providence 48 min
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  Peak commute is 39 minutes in Fair Lawn and 48 minutes in New Providence, 9 minutes shorter in Fair Lawn.

• NJ Transit passFair Lawn $276 vs New Providence $362
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  The NJ Transit monthly pass to NY Penn is $276 in Fair Lawn and $362 in New Providence, $86 more.

• Higher school resultsFair Lawn: 4-year graduation; New Providence: ELA, math
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  On the district results, Fair Lawn's district is higher on 4-year graduation (97.2% vs 96.4%); New Providence's district is higher on ELA (84.7% vs 76.6%) and math (79.4% 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.