Linden vs Montville, NJ
Property taxes, schools, NJ Transit pass and monthly cost for Linden and Montville, side by side with sources.
At a glance
Linden has the lower 2025 average residential tax bill: $9,832 a year, $4,591 less than $14,423 in Montville. Linden is below the NJ average of $10,340 and Montville is above it.
The median single-family sale price is $550,000 in Linden and $905,000 in Montville, $355,000 more (GSMLS, 2025 closed sales).
On the site's monthly cost estimate (mortgage, property tax and NJ Transit pass, each on the town's median single-family sale price), Linden comes to $4,242 a month and Montville to $6,795, a gap of $2,553.
Peak commute is 39 minutes in Linden and 84 in Montville, 45 minutes shorter in Linden; the NJ Transit monthly pass to NY Penn is $309 in Linden and $408 in Montville, $99 more.
Figures are from the data file, version 2.3.0. Estimates are labeled. Add a third town in the compare tool.
Monthly cost
Estimated monthly cost Estimate
- Mortgage (principal and interest)
- Property tax
- NJ Transit pass
- Linden$4,242 / monthMortgage $2,999 · Property tax $934 · NJ Transit pass $309 · on a $550,000 median single-family home
- Montville$6,795 / monthMortgage $4,934 · Property tax $1,453 · NJ Transit pass $408 · on a $905,000 median single-family home
Each town uses its own median single-family sale price (GSMLS, 2025 closed sales) and 2025 effective tax rate. Mortgage is the monthly mortgage in the data: Principal & interest only; excludes taxes and insurance. Calculated at a 7.24% 30-year fixed rate, 20% down, 30-year term. Excludes insurance, utilities, maintenance and HOA fees. Change the numbers in the calculator.
Home prices
Median sale price, condo / townhouse
Source: GSMLS, 2025 closed sales
Property taxes
Schools
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