Rahway vs Westfield, NJ
Property taxes, schools, NJ Transit pass and monthly cost for Rahway and Westfield, side by side with sources.
At a glance
Rahway has the lower 2025 average residential tax bill: $10,435 a year, $8,513 less than $18,948 in Westfield. Both are above the NJ average of $10,340.
The median single-family sale price is $520,000 in Rahway and $1,300,000 in Westfield, $780,000 more (GSMLS, 2025 closed sales).
On the site's monthly cost estimate (mortgage, property tax and NJ Transit pass, each on the town's median single-family sale price), Rahway comes to $4,265 a month and Westfield to $9,377, a gap of $5,112.
Peak commute is 37 minutes in Rahway and 48 in Westfield, 11 minutes shorter in Rahway; the NJ Transit monthly pass to NY Penn costs $328 in both.
Figures are from the data file, version 2.3.0. Estimates are labeled. Add a third town in the compare tool.
Monthly cost
Estimated monthly cost Estimate
- Mortgage (principal and interest)
- Property tax
- NJ Transit pass
- Rahway$4,265 / monthMortgage $2,835 · Property tax $1,102 · NJ Transit pass $328 · on a $520,000 median single-family home
- Westfield$9,377 / monthMortgage $7,088 · Property tax $1,961 · NJ Transit pass $328 · on a $1,300,000 median single-family home
Each town uses its own median single-family sale price (GSMLS, 2025 closed sales) and 2025 effective tax rate. Mortgage is the monthly mortgage in the data: Principal & interest only; excludes taxes and insurance. Calculated at a 7.24% 30-year fixed rate, 20% down, 30-year term. Excludes insurance, utilities, maintenance and HOA fees. Change the numbers in the calculator.
Home prices
Median sale price, condo / townhouse
Source: GSMLS, 2025 closed sales
Property taxes
Schools
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