Fanwood 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, $7,658 less than $14,759 in Fanwood. New Brunswick is below the NJ average of $10,340 and Fanwood is above it.

• Median sale priceNew Brunswick $420,000 vs Fanwood $817,500
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  The median single-family sale price is $420,000 in New Brunswick and $817,500 in Fanwood, $397,500 more (GSMLS, 2025 closed sales).

• Monthly cost estimateNew Brunswick $3,628 vs Fanwood $6,480
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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 Fanwood to $6,480, a gap of $2,852.

• Peak commuteFanwood 55 min vs New Brunswick 51 min
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  Peak commute is 55 minutes in Fanwood and 51 minutes in New Brunswick, 4 minutes shorter in New Brunswick.

• NJ Transit passFanwood $362 vs New Brunswick $477
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  The NJ Transit monthly pass to NY Penn is $362 in Fanwood and $477 in New Brunswick, $115 more.

• Higher school resultsFanwood: 4-year graduation, ELA, math
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  On the district results, Fanwood's district is higher on 4-year graduation (97.0% vs 79.5%), ELA (71.0% vs 27.5%) and math (63.0% 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.