Planning to renew my passport in mid December. Want to travel in mid Feb (have GE). I live in NJ near Philly.

Am I reading correctly, that it's taking about the same amount of time for routine vs expedited?
Wondering if it is worth paying for expedited or even faster shipping (note sure where it will be mailed out from)

Haven't decided on standard or large book either (take 4 trips a year, very rarely need full page visas). However from reading, it doesn't seem to matter either.