New Brunswick vs Rahway, 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, $3,334 less than $10,435 in Rahway. New Brunswick is below the NJ average of $10,340 and Rahway is above it.

• Median sale priceNew Brunswick $420,000 vs Rahway $520,000
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  The median single-family sale price is $420,000 in New Brunswick and $520,000 in Rahway, $100,000 more (GSMLS, 2025 closed sales).

• Monthly cost estimateNew Brunswick $3,628 vs Rahway $4,394
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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 Rahway to $4,394, a gap of $766.

• Peak commuteNew Brunswick 51 min vs Rahway 37 min
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  Peak commute is 51 minutes in New Brunswick and 37 minutes in Rahway, 14 minutes shorter in Rahway.

• NJ Transit passRahway $328 vs New Brunswick $477
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  The NJ Transit monthly pass to NY Penn is $328 in Rahway and $477 in New Brunswick, $149 more.

• Higher school resultsRahway: 4-year graduation, ELA, math
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  On the district results, Rahway's district is higher on 4-year graduation (89.7% vs 79.5%), ELA (43.0% vs 27.5%) and math (20.5% 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.