Millburn (Short Hills) 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, $19,197 less than $26,298 in Millburn (Short Hills). New Brunswick is below the NJ average of $10,340 and Millburn (Short Hills) is above it.

• Median sale priceNew Brunswick $420,000 vs Millburn (Short Hills) $2,031,500
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  The median single-family sale price is $420,000 in New Brunswick and $2,031,500 in Millburn (Short Hills), $1,611,500 more (GSMLS, 2025 closed sales).

• Monthly cost estimateNew Brunswick $3,628 vs Millburn (Short Hills) $14,174
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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 Millburn (Short Hills) to $14,174, a gap of $10,546.

• Peak commuteMillburn (Short Hills) 34 min vs New Brunswick 51 min
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  Peak commute is 34 minutes in Millburn (Short Hills) and 51 minutes in New Brunswick, 17 minutes shorter in Millburn (Short Hills).

• NJ Transit passMillburn (Short Hills) $309 vs New Brunswick $477
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  The NJ Transit monthly pass to NY Penn is $309 in Millburn (Short Hills) and $477 in New Brunswick, $168 more.

• Higher school resultsMillburn (Short Hills): 4-year graduation, ELA, math
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  On the district results, Millburn (Short Hills)'s district is higher on 4-year graduation (99.7% vs 79.5%), ELA (85.3% vs 27.5%) and math (85.2% vs 15.1%).

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