The median home in North Plainfield, New Jersey is valued at $490,196, down 1.2% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $2,137, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 19.1x — near the national average of 18x. North Plainfield is part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metropolitan area, which CrashWatch tracks daily with real-time stress scores and crash risk analysis.

Home Value$490,196

-1.2%

Rent$2,137/mo

Prices falling — better for buyers.

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$98,039 on $490,196

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Out of reach57.7% of income

Need $154,457/yr to afford.

PITI$3,604

P/I57.7%

Afford$238K

Gap-$252K

P&I $2,479Tax $1,009Ins $117

Renting $1,467/mo cheaper ($2,137 rent)6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + NJ ins. 28% per HUD.

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