2025 Compare Cities Cost of Living:
Mine Hill, NJ vs Edison, NJ

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Is it cheaper to live in Edison or is it cheaper to live in Mine Hill?
- Edison is 8.7% less expensive than Mine Hill.

Which city has more affordable housing, Edison or Mine Hill?
- Edison housing costs are 25.5% more expensive than Mine Hill housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Mine Hill or is Health Care more affordable in Edison.
- Health related expenses are 0.6% less in Edison.
 Mine Hill, NJEdison, NJUnited States
 Overall  Unlock124.7100
 Food & Groceries104.4  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock98.8100
 Housing120.4  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$487,000$338,100
 Utilities101  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock147.7100
 Miscellaneous143.7  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Mine Hill    1 Reviews

I moved back to my small hometown of Mine Hill after many years of traveling abroad and living in many southern towns. Mine Hill is an affordable country town and  More

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Reviews for Edison    5 Reviews

Tammy · 

I don't recommend living here if you are planning to move here with a family- even a small one. The school system is terrible- teachers are racist and have favorites,  More

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Over 11 years ago

cost and taxes to  More

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Over 11 years ago

North Edison is a somewhat typical suburban town, with a few differences. The town is unofficially separated by school districts into North Edison and South Edison,  More

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