| Index | Plainfield | New Jersey | National |
| Median home price | $235,800 | $316,400 | $184,700 |
| Median rent asked | $1,158 | $1,213 | $949 |
| Avg. people per household | 3.3 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
| Owner occupied households | 47.6% | 64.1% | 63.6% |
| Renter occupied households | 52.4% | 35.9% | 36.4% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Zarephath, NJ | 8 | $0 | 100% |
| Keansburg, NJ | 9,904 | $183,000 | 1% |
| Roselle, NJ | 21,507 | $204,800 | 11% |
| East Orange, NJ | 64,621 | $209,500 | 13% |
| Newark, NJ | 280,139 | $222,100 | 20% |
| Plainfield, NJ | 50,578 | $235,800 | 28% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Apple Valley, MN | 50,602 | $218,100 | 18% |
| Grapevine, TX | 50,538 | $258,400 | 40% |
| Coral Gables, FL | 50,533 | $696,000 | 277% |
| Kentwood, MI | 50,761 | $132,000 | 29% |
| Tigard, OR | 50,787 | $320,100 | 73% |
| Plainfield, NJ | 50,578 | $235,800 | 28% |
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