New Brunswick vs Union Twp, 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, $3,748 less than $10,849 in Union Twp. New Brunswick is below the NJ average of $10,340 and Union Twp is above it.

• Median sale priceNew Brunswick $420,000 vs Union Twp $597,500
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  The median single-family sale price is $420,000 in New Brunswick and $597,500 in Union Twp, $177,500 more (GSMLS, 2025 closed sales).

• Monthly cost estimateNew Brunswick $3,628 vs Union Twp $4,772
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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 Union Twp to $4,772, a gap of $1,144.

• Peak commuteNew Brunswick 51 min vs Union Twp 36 min
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  Peak commute is 51 minutes in New Brunswick and 36 minutes in Union Twp, 15 minutes shorter in Union Twp.

• NJ Transit passUnion Twp $255 vs New Brunswick $477
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  The NJ Transit monthly pass to NY Penn is $255 in Union Twp and $477 in New Brunswick, $222 more.

• Higher school resultsUnion Twp: 4-year graduation, ELA, math
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  On the district results, Union Twp's district is higher on 4-year graduation (95.1% vs 79.5%), ELA (47.9% vs 27.5%) and math (29.9% 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.