| Index | Plainfield | New Jersey | National |
| Median home price | $268,000 | $316,400 | $184,700 |
| Median rent asked | $1,260 | $1,213 | $949 |
| Avg. people per household | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
| Owner occupied households | 43.4% | 64.1% | 63.6% |
| Renter occupied households | 56.6% | 35.9% | 36.4% |
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| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Zarephath, NJ | 94 | $0 | 100% |
| Keansburg, NJ | 9,697 | $197,200 | 7% |
| East Orange, NJ | 64,650 | $226,000 | 22% |
| Roselle, NJ | 21,699 | $230,600 | 25% |
| Newark, NJ | 281,917 | $254,900 | 38% |
| Plainfield, NJ | 50,252 | $268,000 | 45% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Galveston, TX | 50,307 | $196,400 | 6% |
| Stillwater, OK | 50,183 | $185,300 | 0% |
| Maricopa, AZ | 50,358 | $217,400 | 18% |
| Irondequoit, NY | 50,141 | $129,000 | 30% |
| Aliso Viejo, CA | 50,385 | $656,600 | 255% |
| Plainfield, NJ | 50,252 | $268,000 | 45% |
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