Livingston 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, $11,368 less than $18,469 in Livingston. New Brunswick is below the NJ average of $10,340 and Livingston is above it.

• Median sale priceNew Brunswick $420,000 vs Livingston $1,300,000
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  The median single-family sale price is $420,000 in New Brunswick and $1,300,000 in Livingston, $880,000 more (GSMLS, 2025 closed sales).

• Monthly cost estimateNew Brunswick $3,628 vs Livingston $9,479
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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 Livingston to $9,479, a gap of $5,851.

• Peak commuteLivingston 61.2 min vs New Brunswick 51 min
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  Peak commute is 61.2 minutes in Livingston and 51 minutes in New Brunswick, 10.2 minutes shorter in New Brunswick.

• NJ Transit passLivingston $223 vs New Brunswick $477
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  The NJ Transit monthly pass to NY Penn is $223 in Livingston and $477 in New Brunswick, $254 more.

• Higher school resultsLivingston: 4-year graduation, ELA, math
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  On the district results, Livingston's district is higher on 4-year graduation (98.7% vs 79.5%), ELA (83.3% vs 27.5%) and math (78.2% 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.