New Brunswick vs Woodbridge, 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, $2,496 less than $9,597 in Woodbridge. Both are below the NJ average of $10,340.

• Median sale priceNew Brunswick $420,000 vs Woodbridge $556,000
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  The median single-family sale price is $420,000 in New Brunswick and $556,000 in Woodbridge, $136,000 more (GSMLS, 2025 closed sales).

• Monthly cost estimateNew Brunswick $3,628 vs Woodbridge $4,557
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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 Woodbridge to $4,557, a gap of $929.

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

• NJ Transit passWoodbridge $362 vs New Brunswick $477
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  The NJ Transit monthly pass to NY Penn is $362 in Woodbridge and $477 in New Brunswick, $115 more.

• Higher school resultsWoodbridge: 4-year graduation, ELA, math
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  On the district results, Woodbridge's district is higher on 4-year graduation (94.1% vs 79.5%), ELA (42.4% vs 27.5%) and math (35.6% 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.