Plainfield, NJ Housing


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Plainfield, NJ is a great place to live due to its strong housing market. The median value of homes in Plainfield is significantly higher than the national median value of $338,100. Furthermore, over the past year, appreciation has been on the rise with an increase of 10.07%, which is higher than the national house appreciation of 8.27%. This indicates that Plainfield's housing market is healthy and will continue to remain strong in the coming years.

The median home cost in Plainfield is $400,600. Home appreciation the last 10 years has been 66.2%. Home Appreciation in Plainfield is up 13.9%.

Average Age of Homes
- The median age of Plainfield real estate is 65 years old
The Rental Market in Plainfield
- Renters make up 46.2% of the Plainfield population
- 1.2% of houses and apartments in Plainfield, are available to rent

DID YOU KNOW
Buying a home is the biggest single purchase most people make during their lives. The second largest is most often an automobile.

Median Monthly Rent by Number of Bedrooms

   Housing by Year Built

  HousingPlainfield, New JerseyUnited States
  17,711.0139,647,020.0
  7342
  $400,600$338,100
  13.9%16.6%
  43.7%57.0%
  66.2%101.1%
  $32.00$10.98
  $9,193$2,690
  39.2%57.4%
  5.7%11.2%
  55.1%31.4%
  Vacant Housing
  1.2%1.9%
  0.5%0.4%
  1.3%0.7%
  1.4%0.4%
  0.1%3.6%
  1.2%4.1%
  Value of Owner-Occupied Housing
  2.1%2.6%
  0.0%2.4%
  0.6%2.8%
  0.1%3.9%
  0.9%4.5%
  3.0%11.3%
  9.3%13.0%
  39.3%20.1%
  23.4%13.6%
  10.2%8.3%
  9.1%9.7%
  0.8%3.9%
  0.4%2.2%
  0.2%0.8%
  0.6%1.1%
  Housing Units by Year Structure Built
  0.0%0.2%
  2.6%13.6%
  2.6%13.6%
  4.6%13.6%
  1.3%13.2%
  7.3%14.8%
  4.6%13.6%
  18.5%10.0%
  9.9%4.7%
  41.9%12.2%
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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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