New Brunswick vs Scotch Plains, 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, $8,717 less than $15,818 in Scotch Plains. New Brunswick is below the NJ average of $10,340 and Scotch Plains is above it.

• Median sale priceNew Brunswick $420,000 vs Scotch Plains $960,000
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  The median single-family sale price is $420,000 in New Brunswick and $960,000 in Scotch Plains, $540,000 more (GSMLS, 2025 closed sales).

• Monthly cost estimateNew Brunswick $3,628 vs Scotch Plains $7,073
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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 Scotch Plains to $7,073, a gap of $3,445.

• Peak commuteNew Brunswick 51 min vs Scotch Plains 48.4 min
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  Peak commute is 51 minutes in New Brunswick and 48.4 minutes in Scotch Plains, 2.6 minutes shorter in Scotch Plains.

• Higher school resultsScotch Plains: 4-year graduation, ELA, math
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  On the district results, Scotch Plains' district is higher on 4-year graduation (97.0% vs 79.5%), ELA (71.0% vs 27.5%) and math (63.0% 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.