New Brunswick vs Plainfield, 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, $2,654 less than $9,755 in Plainfield. Both are below the NJ average of $10,340.

• Median sale priceNew Brunswick $420,000 vs Plainfield $515,000
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  The median single-family sale price is $420,000 in New Brunswick and $515,000 in Plainfield, $95,000 more (GSMLS, 2025 closed sales).

• Monthly cost estimateNew Brunswick $3,628 vs Plainfield $4,369
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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 Plainfield to $4,369, a gap of $741.

• Peak commuteNew Brunswick 51 min vs Plainfield 59 min
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  Peak commute is 51 minutes in New Brunswick and 59 minutes in Plainfield, 8 minutes shorter in New Brunswick.

• NJ Transit passPlainfield $376 vs New Brunswick $477
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  The NJ Transit monthly pass to NY Penn is $376 in Plainfield and $477 in New Brunswick, $101 more.

• Higher school resultsNew Brunswick: 4-year graduation, ELA; Plainfield: math
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  On the district results, New Brunswick's district is higher on 4-year graduation (79.5% vs 74.0%) and ELA (27.5% vs 24.0%); Plainfield's district is higher on math (18.2% 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.