The story of this market
The typical home in Plainfield, New Jersey sells for about $539,643, or $263 per square foot.
Prices are down 2.8% from a year ago, which gives buyers more room to negotiate. Homes take about 32 days to sell.
Monthly price momentum
Home values since 2015
+5%
NJ · past 12 months
Freddie Mac House Price Index, single-family homes, monthly through 2026-08. Each line starts at 100 in January 2015, so a reading of 180 means prices are up 80% since then.
Plainfield, New Jersey
The Plainfield housing market shows signs of competitive activity with a median sale price of $539,643, though year-over-year prices have softened slightly by 2.8%. Market data is limited in some categories, such as rental rates and specific tax history, which should be considered by potential investors. The city maintains a steady population base with ongoing revitalization efforts in the downtown area.
No ARED county foreclosure postings attributed to Plainfield yet — the verified ledger covers every county the foreclosure ingest has read, attributed by published city area. Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.
Deterministic aggregate of 3 researched ZIP reports — sales_count-weighted (population fallback); per point, children lacking the value or its weight are excluded. Tax rates, sentiment and context notes are tier-native and never roll.
Median prices moved up 7.3% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 43 days on market with 1.0 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
5% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 59.75% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 6.5% · poverty 15.5% — a stable, low-distress profile.
- American Dream4.522.6 mi
- Supercharged Entertainment4.87.2 mi
- DreamWorks Water Park4.322.5 mi
- Nickelodeon Universe Theme Park4.522.4 mi
- Color Factory NYC4.422.9 mi
- American Dream4.522.6 mi
- MetLife Stadium4.522.5 mi
- Barclays Center4.523.6 mi
- Prudential Center4.515.2 mi
- Javits Center4.623.8 mi
- Essex County Turtle Back Zoo4.612.6 mi
- The Funplex4.313.5 mi
- AMC New Brunswick 183.88.9 mi
- AMC Jersey Gardens 204.113.4 mi
- Regal Commerce Center4.412.9 mi
- 9/11 Memorial & Museum4.822.2 mi
- Statue of Liberty4.720.2 mi
- One World Trade Center4.822.2 mi
- Whitney Museum of American Art4.523 mi
- Flatiron Building4.524 mi
- Rahway Train Station Plaza4.37.5 mi
- Duke Farms4.812 mi
- Cheesequake State Park4.514.6 mi
- Warinanco Park4.69.6 mi
- Hemlock Falls4.611.4 mi
- Topgolf Edison4.37.3 mi
- Galloping Hill Golf Course4.48.7 mi
- Trump National Golf Club Bedminster414.9 mi
- Baltusrol Golf Club4.77.6 mi
- Old Bridge Golf Club - The Rose4.315.7 mi
- The Mills at Jersey Gardens4.513.2 mi
- Menlo Park Mall4.46.5 mi
- The Mall at Short Hills4.58.9 mi
- Staten Island Mall4.413.4 mi
- Bridgewater Commons4.410.8 mi
- Newark Liberty International Airport3.713.5 mi
- LaGuardia Airport4.130.5 mi
- Teterboro Airport4.425 mi
- Chico Express3.921.6 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area from Google Maps, ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
The amenity base that shapes daily life and property demand in this city — what residents actually live with, and what the pipeline is adding.
A significant green space in the city offering recreational facilities and open areas for residents.
A central community resource providing educational and informational services to the local population.
Composed from the ARED governance burden registry — tier-native tax structure (state + county + city + special districts), never averaged. State (New Jersey) — Farmland Assessment: Property is assessed based on its productive capability for agricultural use rather than its full market value, resulting in a lower tax burden. State (New Jersey) — Ad Valorem Property Tax: Tax is calculated as (Assessed Value * Tax Rate). Assessed value is determined by the municipal assessor at 100% of true market value. The tax rate is set by local taxing districts to cover municipal, county, and school budgets.
Data retrieved from Census Reporter and New Jersey State Authority profiles.
Public schools whose reported address is in this area (NCES). Not attendance boundaries — schools that serve residents may sit outside it. Check the district's address locator for assignment.