Large quantities of soil are usually sold by the cubic yard. One cubic yard spread out 1 inch thick covers about 324 square feet. To cover 500 square feet with three inches of soil, you'll need 4.52 cubic yards. Typically lower-quality topsoil is at the lower end of the scale, and the more yards you order the less it will cost per cubic yard. 2  Topsoil is also sold in bags, at $2-$5 a bag. 3  It takes roughly 18-20 bags to make a cubic yard, or $36-$100.
Central Jersey is a region in the middle section of the U.S. state of New Jersey, whose definition is a matter of controversy sometimes considered a cultural rather than geographical phenomen.
New Brunswick is in Raritan Valley (a line of cities in central New Jersey). New Brunswick is on the south side of Raritan Valley along with Piscataway, Highland Park, Edison and Franklin Township (Somerset County). New Brunswick lies southwest of Newark and New York City and northeast of Trenton and Philadelphia.