2024 Compare Cities Housing:
Plainfield, NJ vs Houston, TX

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- The median age of a home in Plainfield is 43.8% older than the median age of a home in Houston.
 Plainfield, NJHouston, TXUnited States
 Median Home Age734142
 Median Home Cost$400,600$247,900$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months13.9%13.4%16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.43.7%36.8%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.66.2%94.0%101.1%
 Property Tax Rate$32.0$17.1$11.0
 Homes Owned39.2%37.7%57.4%
 Housing Vacant5.7%11.3%11.2%
 Homes Rented55.1%51.1%31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Plainfield, NJHouston, TXUnited States
 Average Rent$2,070$1,760$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,170$1,070$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,380$1,130$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,660$1,350$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,100$1,780$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,470$2,310$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Plainfield, NJHouston, TXUnited States
 Vacant For Rent1.2%5.4%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.5%0.5%0.4%
 Vacant For Sale1.3%0.8%0.7%
 Vacant Sold1.4%0.5%0.4%
 Vacant Vacation0.1%0.5%3.6%
 Vacant Other1.2%3.6%4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Plainfield, NJHouston, TXUnited States
 Less Than $20,0002.1%1.9%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.0%1.7%2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,9990.6%3.0%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.1%5.6%3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,9990.9%6.9%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9993.0%16.2%11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,9999.3%14.6%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99939.3%17.1%20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,99923.4%11.0%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99910.2%6.7%8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,9999.1%7.5%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.8%3.7%3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,9990.4%2.1%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.2%0.9%0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over0.6%1.0%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Plainfield, NJHouston, TXUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%0.2%0.2%
 2010 to 20142.6%12.7%13.6%
 2000 to 20092.6%12.7%13.6%
 1990 to 19994.6%9.8%13.6%
 1980 to 19891.3%14.6%13.2%
 1970 to 19797.3%19.6%14.8%
 1960 to 19694.6%9.8%13.6%
 1950 to 195918.5%10.0%10.0%
 1940 to 19499.9%4.2%4.7%
 1939 or Earlier41.9%4.2%12.2%
Reviews for Plainfield    4 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

This city is not as bad as your Newark or Trenton, although it does have it's problems, murder rate is up in 08, and the primary gangs around town are the Bloods and  More

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Over 17 years ago

Just like anywhere else,there are good and bad areas in Plainfield. I would be careful on the West End, however the East end has beautiful homes that are in the millions  More

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Over 18 years ago

I and my wife moved here about 1.5 yrs ago. We are both professionals, and while we realize that Plainfield has its problems, it is not the cesspool so many think it is.  More

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Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I moved to Houston from the San Francisco Bay area in 1991 after college but I have always had family here. Houston is not what you think of when you think of Texas  More

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Over 2 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Over 2 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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