The median home in Plainfield, New Jersey is valued at $505,835, up 5.1% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $2,600, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 16.2x — near the national average of 18x. 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$505,835

+5.1%

Rent$2,600/mo

Prices rising — worse for buyers.

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$101,167 on $505,835

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Out of reach59.5% of income

Need $159,257/yr to afford.

PITI$3,716

P/I59.5%

Afford$238K

Gap-$268K

P&I $2,558Tax $1,041Ins $117

Renting $1,116/mo cheaper ($2,600 rent)6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + NJ ins. 28% per HUD.

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