Fair Lawn vs Woodbridge, NJ

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• Lower tax billWoodbridge, $9,597 a year
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  Woodbridge has the lower 2025 average residential tax bill: $9,597 a year, $2,821 less than $12,418 in Fair Lawn. Woodbridge is below the NJ average of $10,340 and Fair Lawn is above it.

• Median sale priceWoodbridge $556,000 vs Fair Lawn $690,000
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  The median single-family sale price is $556,000 in Woodbridge and $690,000 in Fair Lawn, $134,000 more (GSMLS, 2025 closed sales).

• Monthly cost estimateWoodbridge $4,557 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), Woodbridge comes to $4,557 a month and Fair Lawn to $5,433, a gap of $876.

• Peak commuteFair Lawn 39 min vs Woodbridge 36 min
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  Peak commute is 39 minutes in Fair Lawn and 36 minutes in Woodbridge, 3 minutes shorter in Woodbridge.

• NJ Transit passFair Lawn $276 vs Woodbridge $362
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  The NJ Transit monthly pass to NY Penn is $276 in Fair Lawn and $362 in Woodbridge, $86 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 94.1%), ELA (76.6% vs 42.4%) and math (69.6% vs 35.6%).

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