Maplewood 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, $12,279 less than $19,380 in Maplewood. New Brunswick is below the NJ average of $10,340 and Maplewood is above it.

• Median sale priceNew Brunswick $420,000 vs Maplewood $1,012,500
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  The median single-family sale price is $420,000 in New Brunswick and $1,012,500 in Maplewood, $592,500 more (GSMLS, 2025 closed sales).

• Monthly cost estimateNew Brunswick $3,628 vs Maplewood $7,979
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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 Maplewood to $7,979, a gap of $4,351.

• Peak commuteMaplewood 31 min vs New Brunswick 51 min
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  Peak commute is 31 minutes in Maplewood and 51 minutes in New Brunswick, 20 minutes shorter in Maplewood.

• NJ Transit passMaplewood $276 vs New Brunswick $477
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  The NJ Transit monthly pass to NY Penn is $276 in Maplewood and $477 in New Brunswick, $201 more.

• Higher school resultsMaplewood: 4-year graduation, ELA, math
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  On the district results, Maplewood's district is higher on 4-year graduation (93.2% vs 79.5%), ELA (70.4% vs 27.5%) and math (56.8% 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.