New Brunswick vs South Orange (Village), 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, $15,619 less than $22,720 in South Orange (Village). New Brunswick is below the NJ average of $10,340 and South Orange (Village) is above it.

• Median sale priceNew Brunswick $420,000 vs South Orange (Village) $1,130,000
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  The median single-family sale price is $420,000 in New Brunswick and $1,130,000 in South Orange (Village), $710,000 more (GSMLS, 2025 closed sales).

• Monthly cost estimateNew Brunswick $3,628 vs South Orange (Village) $8,870
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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 South Orange (Village) to $8,870, a gap of $5,242.

• Peak commuteNew Brunswick 51 min vs South Orange (Village) 31 min
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  Peak commute is 51 minutes in New Brunswick and 31 minutes in South Orange (Village), 20 minutes shorter in South Orange (Village).

• NJ Transit passSouth Orange (Village) $255 vs New Brunswick $477
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  The NJ Transit monthly pass to NY Penn is $255 in South Orange (Village) and $477 in New Brunswick, $222 more.

• Higher school resultsSouth Orange (Village): 4-year graduation, ELA, math
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  On the district results, South Orange (Village)'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.