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Fair Lawn, NJ vs Urbana, IL

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Are people in Urbana older or younger than people in Fair Lawn?
- The Median Age in Urbana is 15.3 years younger than in Fair Lawn.

Are housing costs cheaper in Urbana or Fair Lawn?
- Urbana housing costs are 70.2% less expensive than Fair Lawn housing costs.

Which city has a longer commute, Urbana or Fair Lawn?
- The average commute for residents of Urbana is 15.5 minutes shorter than it is for residents of Fair Lawn.

Things to do in Fair Lawn?
Fair Lawn NJ lies just 10 miles northeast of Paterson known for its high quality school system plus an abundance of parks and recreational facilities such as the Richard Rodgers Memorial Park.

Things to do in Urbana?
Urbana, Illinois sits within Champaign County giving residents access to parks such as Crystal Lake Park or shopping options at Market Place Mall.

 Fair Lawn, NJUrbana, ILUnited States
 Population  Unlock39,189329,725,481
 Median Income$133,209  Unlock$69,021
 Median Age  Unlock25.238.4
 Avg. Home Price$535,000  Unlock$338,100
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.5%6.0%
 Avg. Commute Time31.12  Unlock26.38
Reviews for Fair Lawn    3 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Good and silent place to  More

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Over 14 years ago

I love the convenience of Fair Lawn and it's location. It's close to anything you might want or need. The New York City is only 12 miles away, and there are stores and  More

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Over 18 years ago

Access to major highways-access to NY by rail-great schools and reasonable home  More

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Reviews for Urbana    7 Reviews

This town is horrendous. I cannot figure out why they think they are so important, as they wouldn't even exist if the college was not here. Just another worthless 40,000  More

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Over 16 years ago

Greetings: Urbana is a good college town to live but it comes with the usual dependency on the university for most of its cultural entertainment. Thankfully, it has a  More

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Over 17 years ago

Urbana really doesn't have much in the way recreation unless, your into the partying scene and even then there are only a few hangout places. Urbana is more of a  More

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