# Plainfield, NJ — housing report

44 metrics over the `5y` change window, ranked against 564 municipality regions in NJ.

Between them the metrics reach from 2019-12-31 to 2026-09-30; each one covers its own window, given in the table.

## Where this region stands out

- **Effective property tax rate** — rank 29 of 564 (best end), -32.1%

## Metrics

| Metric | Start | Latest | Change | Annualised | Rank | Window |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- |
| People per household | 3.13 ± 0.12 | 3.41 ± 0.13 | +8.9% ± 5.9% | — | 2nd–232nd of 564 (toward the top) | 2019-12-31 → 2024-12-31 |
| Workers commuting by transit | 8.9% ± 1.7 points | 5.2% ± 1.2 points | -41.9% ± 17.2% | — | 18th–478th of 537 (can't be told apart from most) | 2019-12-31 → 2024-12-31 |
| People with a disability | 7.6% ± 0.8 points | 7.5% ± 1.1 points | -2.0% ± 17.7% | — | 37th–540th of 562 (can't be told apart from most) | 2019-12-31 → 2024-12-31 |
| Homeownership rate | 44.2% ± 2.5 points | 44.8% ± 2.0 points | +1.3% ± 7.2% | — | 23rd–527th of 563 (can't be told apart from most) | 2019-12-31 → 2024-12-31 |
| Homeowner vacancy rate | 3.9% ± 2.0 points | 0.9% (0.0% to 1.9%) | -76.5% ± 27.3% | — | 3rd–429th of 429 (can't be told apart from most) | 2019-12-31 → 2024-12-31 |
| Students at private schools, grades 9 to 12 | 5.4% ± 2.8 points | 4.0% ± 2.3 points | -25.9% ± 57.0% | — | 6th–491st of 502 (can't be told apart from most) | 2019-12-31 → 2024-12-31 |
| Students at private schools | 6.6% ± 2.0 points | 3.3% ± 1.3 points | -50.0% ± 25.2% | — | 99th–540th of 544 (can't be told apart from most) | 2019-12-31 → 2024-12-31 |
| Students at private schools, kindergarten to grade 8 | 7.0% ± 2.5 points | 3.0% ± 1.6 points | -57.4% ± 27.8% | — | 74th–515th of 517 (can't be told apart from most) | 2019-12-31 → 2024-12-31 |
| Homes without a complete kitchen | 3.8% ± 1.1 points | 0.9% ± 0.6 points | -77.5% ± 16.7% | — | 8th–445th of 480 (can't be told apart from most) | 2019-12-31 → 2024-12-31 |
| Homes without complete plumbing | 1.7% ± 0.7 points | 0.2% (0.0% to 0.5%) | -86.3% ± 15.3% | — | 1st–392nd of 409 (can't be told apart from most) | 2019-12-31 → 2024-12-31 |
| Households of one person | 26.5% ± 3.2 points | 17.9% ± 2.6 points | -32.3% ± 12.7% | — | 264th–561st of 563 (toward the bottom) | 2019-12-31 → 2024-12-31 |
| Commute, minutes each way | 32.8 min ± 2.1 min | 29.5 min ± 1.9 min | -10.0% ± 8.1% | — | 6th–544th of 561 (can't be told apart from most) | 2019-12-31 → 2024-12-31 |
| Median gross rent | $1,212/mo ± $45/mo | $1,767/mo ± $49/mo | +45.8% ± 6.8% | — | 2nd–236th of 522 (toward the top) | 2019-12-31 → 2024-12-31 |
| Median household income | $56,339 ± $3,730 | $85,908 ± $3,620 | +52.5% ± 12.0% | — | 1st–239th of 551 (toward the top) | 2019-12-31 → 2024-12-31 |
| Median owner-occupied home value | $257,200 ± $10,825 | $410,800 ± $14,895 | +59.7% ± 8.9% | — | 3rd–150th of 554 (near the top) | 2019-12-31 → 2024-12-31 |
| Median gross rent, one bedroom | $990/mo ± $48/mo | $1,394/mo ± $68/mo | +40.8% ± 9.7% | — | 5th–263rd of 388 (can't be told apart from most) | 2019-12-31 → 2024-12-31 |
| Median gross rent, two bedrooms | $1,276/mo ± $43/mo | $1,750/mo ± $49/mo | +37.1% ± 6.0% | — | 8th–302nd of 446 (can't be told apart from most) | 2019-12-31 → 2024-12-31 |
| Median gross rent, three bedrooms | $1,604/mo ± $89/mo | $2,098/mo ± $93/mo | +30.8% ± 9.3% | — | 7th–298th of 358 (can't be told apart from most) | 2019-12-31 → 2024-12-31 |
| Median gross rent, four or more bedrooms | $1,449/mo ± $196/mo | $2,555/mo ± $302/mo | +76.3% ± 31.7% | — | 1st–46th of 110 (toward the top) | 2019-12-31 → 2024-12-31 |
| Median gross rent, studio | $790/mo ± $139/mo | $1,468/mo ± $182/mo | +85.8% ± 40.0% | — | 1st–76th of 129 (toward the top) | 2019-12-31 → 2024-12-31 |
| Median year built | 1946 ± 3 | 1952 ± 2 | +0.3% ± 0.2% | — | 7th–347th of 532 (toward the top) | 2019-12-31 → 2024-12-31 |
| Households without a car | 21.1% ± 1.9 points | 12.7% ± 1.9 points | -39.5% ± 10.6% | — | 87th–540th of 554 (can't be told apart from most) | 2019-12-31 → 2024-12-31 |
| Crowded homes | 10.8% ± 1.9 points | 15.0% ± 2.3 points | +39.5% ± 32.7% | — | 59th–445th of 445 (can't be told apart from most) | 2019-12-31 → 2024-12-31 |
| Owner costs a month, with a mortgage | $2,457/mo ± $98/mo | $2,689/mo ± $84/mo | +9.4% ± 5.5% | — | 78th–487th of 494 (can't be told apart from most) | 2019-12-31 → 2024-12-31 |
| Owner costs a month, without a mortgage | $1,096/mo ± $70/mo | $1,264/mo ± $58/mo | +15.3% ± 9.1% | — | 26th–424th of 438 (can't be told apart from most) | 2019-12-31 → 2024-12-31 |
| Owners paying half their income or more | 20.2% ± 3.6 points | 13.3% ± 2.6 points | -34.4% ± 17.3% | — | 13th–490th of 561 (can't be told apart from most) | 2019-12-31 → 2024-12-31 |
| Total population | 50,362 ± 50 | 55,236 ± 56 | +9.7% ± 0.2% | — | 48th–127th of 564 (near the top) | 2019-12-31 → 2024-12-31 |
| Rental vacancy rate | 3.3% ± 1.4 points | 3.6% ± 1.8 points | +9.3% ± 70.8% | — | 1st–263rd of 365 (can't be told apart from most) | 2019-12-31 → 2024-12-31 |
| Renters paying over 30% of income on housing | 57.1% ± 5.0 points | 55.9% ± 6.1 points | -2.0% ± 13.8% | — | 29th–546th of 555 (can't be told apart from most) | 2019-12-31 → 2024-12-31 |
| Renters paying half their income or more | 31.9% ± 3.9 points | 22.8% ± 3.6 points | -28.7% ± 14.4% | — | 37th–463rd of 542 (can't be told apart from most) | 2019-12-31 → 2024-12-31 |
| Rent paid to the landlord, lower quarter | $854/mo ± $50/mo | $1,246/mo ± $96/mo | +45.9% ± 14.1% | — | 2nd–302nd of 509 (toward the top) | 2019-12-31 → 2024-12-31 |
| Rent paid to the landlord, upper quarter | $1,343/mo ± $37/mo | $1,934/mo ± $41/mo | +44.0% ± 5.0% | — | 8th–236th of 509 (toward the top) | 2019-12-31 → 2024-12-31 |
| Single-family detached homes | 42.5% ± 2.3 points | 42.3% ± 2.2 points | -0.7% ± 7.5% | — | 27th–541st of 564 (can't be told apart from most) | 2019-12-31 → 2024-12-31 |
| Vacancy rate | 8.0% ± 1.4 points | 4.8% ± 1.3 points | -39.8% ± 19.0% | — | 42nd–498th of 562 (can't be told apart from most) | 2019-12-31 → 2024-12-31 |
| Households with children | 39.0% ± 1.7 points | 47.3% ± 1.2 points | +21.2% ± 6.2% | — | 1st–190th of 562 (toward the top) | 2019-12-31 → 2024-12-31 |
| Workers working from home | 2.4% ± 0.8 points | 6.8% ± 1.2 points | +186.3% ± 107.9% | — | 45th–530th of 557 (can't be told apart from most) | 2019-12-31 → 2024-12-31 |
| Director's Ratio (assessment to market value) | 41.0% | 24.9% | -39.4% | -9.5%/yr | 487th of 564 | 2020-12-31 → 2025-12-31 |
| Effective property tax rate | 3.6 | 2.5 | -32.1% | -7.5%/yr | 29th of 564 | 2020-12-31 → 2025-12-31 |
| General property tax rate | 8.4 | 8.9 | +6.8% | 1.3%/yr | 326th of 564 | 2020-12-31 → 2025-12-31 |
| Population estimate | 54,308 | 57,141 | +5.2% | 1.0%/yr | 74th of 564 | 2020-07-01 → 2025-07-01 |
| Residential units permitted | 69 | 246 | +256.5% | 28.9%/yr | 81st of 478 | 2020-12-31 → 2025-12-31 |
| Home value to household income | 4.82× ± 0.32× | 5.51× ± 0.23× | +14.3% ± 9.0% | — | 18th–318th of 383 (can't be told apart from most) | 2019-12-31 → 2024-12-31 |
| Starter home value index | $267,147 | $433,606 | +62.3% | 10.2%/yr | 33rd of 380 | 2021-09-30 → 2026-09-30 |
| Home value index, houses and condos | $370,267 | $516,503 | +39.5% | 6.9%/yr | 135th of 384 | 2021-09-30 → 2026-09-30 |

Rank 1 is the better end of the cohort as the metric defines better, not always the largest rise.

## Current values

Every metric's most recent reading, ranked against peers by value rather than by change. Metrics published as a single snapshot — the MOD-IV assessment aggregates and HUD's CHAS tables — appear only here, because a change needs two observations.

| Metric | Value | Rank | As of | Source |
| --- | ---: | ---: | --- | --- |
| People per household | 3.41 ± 0.13 | 2nd–23rd of 564 (near the top) | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Commutes of an hour or more | 10.8% ± 2.0 points | — | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Workers driving alone | 58.0% ± 2.7 points | — | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Workers commuting by transit | 5.2% ± 1.2 points | 98th–281st of 564 (toward the top) | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Workers walking to work | 1.7% ± 0.6 points | — | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| People with a disability | 7.5% ± 1.1 points | 288th–544th of 564 (toward the bottom) | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Heated with electricity | 17.4% ± 3.3 points | — | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Heated with utility gas | 75.9% ± 2.8 points | — | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Heated with oil | 3.9% ± 0.9 points | — | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Heated another way, or not at all | 1.5% ± 0.9 points | — | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Heated with propane | 1.3% ± 0.8 points | — | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Homeownership rate | 44.8% ± 2.0 points | 492nd–524th of 564 (near the bottom) | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Homeowner vacancy rate | 0.9% (0.0% to 1.9%) | 8th–563rd of 563 (can't be told apart from most) | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Homes, all housing units | 16,712 ± 610 | — | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Students at private schools, grades 9 to 12 | 4.0% ± 2.3 points | 144th–557th of 561 (can't be told apart from most) | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Students at private schools | 3.3% ± 1.3 points | 252nd–562nd of 563 (toward the bottom) | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Students at private schools, kindergarten to grade 8 | 3.0% ± 1.6 points | 202nd–562nd of 562 (toward the bottom) | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Homes without a complete kitchen | 0.9% ± 0.6 points | 47th–516th highest of 564 (can't be told apart from most) | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Homes without complete plumbing | 0.2% (0.0% to 0.5%) | 1st–515th lowest of 564 (can't be told apart from most) | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Households of one person | 17.9% ± 2.6 points | 286th–528th of 564 (toward the bottom) | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Married-couple households | 38.6% ± 2.7 points | — | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Commute, minutes each way | 29.5 min ± 1.9 min | 82nd–481st lowest of 562 (can't be told apart from most) | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Electricity a month, typical home billed for it | $202/mo (no margin available) | — | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Gas a month, typical home billed for it | $103/mo (no margin available) | — | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Median gross rent | $1,767/mo ± $49/mo | 138th–407th of 558 (can't be told apart from most) | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Median household income | $85,908 ± $3,620 | 343rd–508th of 562 (toward the bottom) | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Homeowners insurance a year, typical home with a mortgage | $1,383 (no margin available) | — | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Median owner-occupied home value | $410,800 ± $14,895 | 285th–362nd of 560 (near the middle) | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Median gross rent, one bedroom | $1,394/mo ± $68/mo | 141st–350th of 467 (can't be told apart from most) | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Median gross rent, two bedrooms | $1,750/mo ± $49/mo | 147th–406th of 522 (can't be told apart from most) | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Median gross rent, three bedrooms | $2,098/mo ± $93/mo | 114th–397th of 509 (can't be told apart from most) | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Median gross rent, four or more bedrooms | $2,555/mo ± $302/mo | 33rd–206th of 284 (can't be told apart from most) | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Median gross rent, studio | $1,468/mo ± $182/mo | 35th–178th of 252 (can't be told apart from most) | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Water and sewer a year, typical home billed for it | $903 (no margin available) | — | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Median year built | 1952 ± 2 | 426th–532nd of 548 (near the bottom) | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Households without a car | 12.7% ± 1.9 points | 28th–128th of 564 (near the top) | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Crowded homes | 15.0% ± 2.3 points | 2nd–29th highest of 564 (among the highest values) | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Owner costs a month, with a mortgage | $2,689/mo ± $84/mo | 221st–353rd of 539 (near the middle) | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Owner costs a month, without a mortgage | $1,264/mo ± $58/mo | 103rd–295th of 511 (toward the top) | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Owners paying half their income or more | 13.3% ± 2.6 points | 37th–430th highest of 563 (can't be told apart from most) | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Total population | 55,236 ± 56 | 33rd of 564 | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Rental vacancy rate | 3.6% ± 1.8 points | 23rd–457th of 563 (can't be told apart from most) | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Renters paying over 30% of income on housing | 55.9% ± 6.1 points | 11th–463rd highest of 563 (can't be told apart from most) | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Renters paying half their income or more | 22.8% ± 3.6 points | 77th–473rd lowest of 563 (can't be told apart from most) | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Renters paying utilities on top of rent | 91.9% (no margin available) | — | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Rent paid to the landlord, lower quarter | $1,246/mo ± $96/mo | 127th–396th of 557 (can't be told apart from most) | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Rent paid to the landlord, upper quarter | $1,934/mo ± $41/mo | 164th–388th of 556 (can't be told apart from most) | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Studios and one-bedroom homes | 20.2% ± 3.1 points | — | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Homes in buildings of 20 or more | 16.3% ± 3.2 points | — | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Homes in buildings of two to four | 30.1% ± 3.2 points | — | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Two-bedroom homes | 22.1% ± 2.5 points | — | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Three-bedroom homes | 33.2% ± 3.1 points | — | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Four or more bedrooms | 24.4% ± 2.5 points | — | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Homes in buildings of five to 19 | 6.6% ± 1.3 points | — | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Townhouses and other attached homes | 4.6% ± 1.3 points | — | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Built 1940 to 1979 | 49.0% ± 3.6 points | — | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Built 1980 to 1999 | 8.2% ± 2.2 points | — | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Built in 2000 or later | 7.1% ± 1.5 points | — | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Built before 1940 | 35.7% ± 2.3 points | — | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Single-family detached homes | 42.3% ± 2.2 points | 448th–504th of 564 (near the bottom) | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Mobile homes | 0.3% (0.0% to 0.5%) | — | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Vacancy rate | 4.8% ± 1.3 points | 109th–434th of 564 (can't be told apart from most) | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Empty for other reasons | 33.4% ± 9.0 points | — | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Empty homes kept for seasonal use | 2.7% (0.0% to 7.3%) | — | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Households with children | 47.3% ± 1.2 points | 9th–47th of 564 (near the top) | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Workers working from home | 6.8% ± 1.2 points | 402nd–554th of 564 (near the bottom) | 2024-12-31 | census_acs |
| Owners paying over 30% of income, HUD CHAS | 34.7% ± 4.3 points | 7th–283rd highest of 563 (toward the high end) | 2022-12-31 | hud_chas |
| Renters paying over 30% of income, HUD CHAS | 58.3% ± 6.7 points | 2nd–349th highest of 562 (toward the high end) | 2022-12-31 | hud_chas |
| Renters paying over 50% of income, HUD CHAS | 27.5% ± 4.4 points | 10th–425th highest of 562 (can't be told apart from most) | 2022-12-31 | hud_chas |
| Flood insurance claims paid | 171 | — | 2025-12-31 | fema_nfip_claims |
| Flood insurance paid | $4,629,813 | — | 2025-12-31 | fema_nfip_claims |
| Homes in FEMA's 1% flood zone (count) | 4,068 | — | 2026-12-31 | fema_nfhl |
| Homes in FEMA's 1% flood zone | 23.8% | 68th highest of 518 | 2026-12-31 | fema_nfhl |
| Homes in FEMA's 0.2% flood zone | 0.9% | 233rd lowest of 518 | 2026-12-31 | fema_nfhl |
| Homes FEMA's flood map determines | 99.6% | — | 2026-12-31 | fema_nfhl |
| Conventional loans, home purchases | 54.4% | — | 2025-12-31 | ffiec_hmda |
| Denials for credit history | 2.5% | — | 2025-12-31 | ffiec_hmda |
| Denials for debt-to-income | 50.0% | — | 2025-12-31 | ffiec_hmda |
| Home-purchase applications denied | 13.9% | — | 2025-12-31 | ffiec_hmda |
| Denials for the home's value | 7.5% | — | 2025-12-31 | ffiec_hmda |
| FHA loans, home purchases | 41.4% | — | 2025-12-31 | ffiec_hmda |
| Median borrower income, home purchases | $140,000 | — | 2025-12-31 | ffiec_hmda |
| Median mortgage, home purchases | $495,000 | — | 2025-12-31 | ffiec_hmda |
| Median loan costs, home purchases | $13,903 | — | 2025-12-31 | ffiec_hmda |
| Median loan-to-value, home purchases | 95.0% | — | 2025-12-31 | ffiec_hmda |
| Median mortgage rate, home purchases | 6.6% | — | 2025-12-31 | ffiec_hmda |
| Home-purchase mortgages made | 237 | — | 2025-12-31 | ffiec_hmda |
| VA loans, home purchases | 4.2% | — | 2025-12-31 | ffiec_hmda |
| Jobs held by residents | 23,082 | — | 2023-12-31 | census_lodes |
| Residents' jobs in their home county | 18.5% | — | 2023-12-31 | census_lodes |
| Residents' jobs in New York City | 9.7% | — | 2023-12-31 | census_lodes |
| Residents' jobs elsewhere in New Jersey | 68.6% | — | 2023-12-31 | census_lodes |
| Residents' jobs in other states | 2.6% | — | 2023-12-31 | census_lodes |
| Residents' jobs in Pennsylvania | 0.6% | — | 2023-12-31 | census_lodes |
| Residents' jobs in their own town | 6.5% | — | 2023-12-31 | census_lodes |
| Median assessed value, residential parcels | $105,300 | 549th of 563 | 2024-12-31 | nj_modiv |
| Median residential lot size | 0.17 ac | 407th of 561 | 2024-12-31 | nj_modiv |
| Annual property tax bill, typical home | $9,186 | 271st of 563 | 2024-12-31 | nj_modiv |
| Median year built, residential parcels | 1931 | 490th of 562 | 2024-12-31 | nj_modiv |
| Apartment share of residential parcels | 1.4% | 55th of 564 | 2024-12-31 | nj_modiv |
| Residential parcels | 9,153 | 71st of 564 | 2024-12-31 | nj_modiv |
| Vacant land share of parcels | 2.1% | 395th of 564 | 2024-12-31 | nj_modiv |
| DCA fourth-round present need, non-binding | 1,346 | — | 2024-10-18 | nj_affordable |
| DCA fourth-round prospective need, capped and non-binding | 0 | — | 2024-10-18 | nj_affordable |
| Home heating-oil tank cleanups | 1 | — | 2026-12-31 | njdep_kcsl |
| Contaminated sites, cleanup open | 35 | — | 2026-12-31 | njdep_kcsl |
| Contaminated sites, cleaned up with controls | 23 | — | 2026-12-31 | njdep_kcsl |
| Homes in the climate-adjusted tidal flood area | 0.0% | lowest of 392 | 2026-12-31 | njdep_cafe |
| Director's Ratio (assessment to market value) | 24.9% | 556th of 564 | 2025-12-31 | nj_tax_rates |
| Effective property tax rate | 2.5 | 131st highest of 564 | 2025-12-31 | nj_tax_rates |
| General property tax rate | 8.9 | 8th of 564 | 2025-12-31 | nj_tax_rates |
| Net homes added | -2 | — | 2025-12-31 | nj_construction |
| Net homes added per 1,000 homes | 4.4 per 1,000 homes ± 0.2 per 1,000 homes | 95th–102nd of 557 (near the top) | 2024-12-31 | hip_derived |
| Homes completed | 8 | — | 2025-12-31 | nj_construction |
| Homes completed, one- and two-family | 8 | — | 2025-12-31 | nj_construction |
| Homes completed, mixed-use | 0 | — | 2025-12-31 | nj_construction |
| Homes completed, multifamily | 0 | — | 2025-12-31 | nj_construction |
| Homes demolished | 10 | — | 2025-12-31 | nj_construction |
| Population estimate | 57,141 | 30th of 564 | 2025-07-01 | census_pep |
| Residential units permitted | 246 | 23rd of 563 | 2025-12-31 | census_permits |
| Home value to household income | 5.51× ± 0.23× | 70th–188th highest of 388 (toward the high end) | 2024-12-31 | hip_derived |
| Sale price to household income | 4.66× ± 0.20× | 89th–232nd highest of 536 (toward the high end) | 2024-12-31 | hip_derived |
| Sale price per square foot | $299 | 295th of 538 | 2024-12-31 | nj_sr1a |
| Typical sale price, recent transactions | $485,000 | 318th of 540 | 2026-06-30 | nj_sr1a |
| Median sale price, last twelve months | $490,000 | — | 2026-06-30 | nj_sr1a |
| Assessed value to sale price | 23.3% | — | 2026-06-30 | nj_sr1a |
| Median year built, homes sold | 1931 | — | 2026-06-30 | nj_sr1a |
| Sale price, lower quarter | $390,000 | — | 2026-06-30 | nj_sr1a |
| Sale price, upper quarter | $580,000 | — | 2026-06-30 | nj_sr1a |
| Usable home sales, three years | 484 | — | 2026-06-30 | nj_sr1a |
| Homes sold a year per 1,000 | 21.2 per 1,000 homes | 347th of 540 | 2026-06-30 | hip_derived |
| Homes near any transit stop | 91.6% | — | 2026-12-31 | bts_ntm |
| Homes within a quarter mile of a bus stop | 91.4% | — | 2026-12-31 | bts_ntm |
| Homes within half a mile of a rail stop | 30.6% | — | 2026-12-31 | bts_ntm |
| Homes on public water | 100.0% | — | 2026-12-31 | njdep_water_areas |
| Homes on a system with a recent health-based violation | 0.0% | — | 2026-12-31 | epa_sdwis |
| Starter home value index | $433,606 | 217th of 383 | 2026-09-30 | zillow_zhvi_bottom |
| Home value index, houses and condos | $516,503 | 246th of 388 | 2026-09-30 | zillow_zhvi |
| Observed rent index, all homes | $2,191/mo | 182nd of 238 | 2026-09-30 | zillow_zori |

## Margins of error

± is a survey figure's 90% margin of error, as the publisher reports it or as its inputs imply: a change's margin is in the change's own terms, and a share's in percentage points. A rank given as a range is where those margins let this region fall — the survey cannot place it more precisely. "no margin available" means the publisher reports none for that figure, which is still an estimate; "no sampling error" means the figure is fixed to another estimate rather than drawn from the sample. A survey figure's annualised change is not shown, because no margin is computed for it.

## Relationships between figures

The connections between figures this report supports. Any other link between two measures is not in the data, and no cause is but a ratio's own arithmetic.

- **Median gross rent** changed +45.8% ± 6.8% and **Median household income** +52.5% ± 12.0% over 2019 to 2024: the two cannot be told apart within their margins. A comparison, not a cause.
- **Median owner-occupied home value** changed +59.7% ± 8.9% and **Median household income** +52.5% ± 12.0% over 2019 to 2024: the two cannot be told apart within their margins. A comparison, not a cause.
- **Home value to household income** moved from 4.82× to 5.51× (2019 to 2024): over the same years the yearly average of Home value index, houses and condos changed +74.3% ($271,423 to $473,194) and Median household income +52.5% ± 12.0% ($56,339 to $85,908). The ratio moved because its two sides did — arithmetic, and the one cause this report states.

## Caveats

- ACS 5-year vintages overlap by four years, so consecutive estimates are not independent measurements and short windows understate the real separation.
- Affordability ratios are computed by this platform from two published series, not published by either source. The monthly value or rent series is averaged over the survey year to match the annual income denominator.
- This site's sale-price ratio divides the median of usable sales over three years by household income. It measures what buyers paid, not what the typical home is worth, so it compares with other places' sale-price ratios, not with the home value to income ratio.
- Zillow's rent index begins in 2015 and covers far fewer places than its home-value index, so any rent figure rests on a thinner base — and ranks against a smaller cohort — than a value figure.
- Permit counts are small numbers below county level, so a large percentage change can rest on a handful of units and mean little.
- Sale prices describe the one- to four-family homes that sold, not every home: a median that rises can mean pricier homes changed hands rather than homes becoming worth more. Counties and the state are computed from the deeds themselves, never from town medians.
- The sales ratio is a home's assessed value over its sale price. Below 100% means assessments trail the market, which they do more the longer since a town last revalued; it is not a tax rate and says nothing alone about a bill.
- CHAS figures are HUD's tabulation of ACS 2018-2022 microdata, published a year behind the ACS they draw on. One vintage is loaded, so they show no change over time and describe earlier years than the newest ACS figures beside them.
- The property tax bill is the median total tax across one- to four-family homes in MOD-IV, New Jersey's assessment records, for the tax year its period names — the year NJOGIS last joined its parcel map to. It is the bill as levied, before relief paid to individual households such as ANCHOR, and it follows each municipality's own assessments rather than a rate on market value.
- Some values here were matched to this place by name and county rather than by FIPS code. That is a weaker claim than an exact identifier match, and Zillow publishes no FIPS below county level.
- Some metrics rank this region against fewer peers than the level contains, because not every region carries every metric. Compare ranks only within the cohort size each one reports.

## Sources

| Source | Publisher | Vintage | Retrieved | Releases | Licence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| National Transit Map — stops | Bureau of Transportation Statistics | current | 2026-10-06 | 1 | Public domain (U.S. Government work) |
| American Community Survey, 5-year estimates | U.S. Census Bureau | 2019 | 2026-09-26 | 9 | Public domain (U.S. Government work) |
| American Community Survey, 5-year estimates | U.S. Census Bureau | 2024 | 2026-09-26 | 11 | Public domain (U.S. Government work) |
| LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8) | U.S. Census Bureau | 2023 | 2026-10-06 | 1 | Public domain (U.S. Government work) |
| Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 | U.S. Census Bureau | 2025 | 2026-09-19 | 1 | Public domain (U.S. Government work) |
| Building Permits Survey | U.S. Census Bureau | 2020 | 2026-09-11 | 1 | Public domain (U.S. Government work) |
| Building Permits Survey | U.S. Census Bureau | 2025 | 2026-09-23 | 1 | Public domain (U.S. Government work) |
| Safe Drinking Water Information System — violations | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency | current | 2026-10-03 | 1 | Public domain (U.S. Government work) |
| National Flood Hazard Layer — flood hazard zones | Federal Emergency Management Agency | current | 2026-10-03 | 1 | Public domain (U.S. Government work) |
| NFIP Redacted Claims (v3) | Federal Emergency Management Agency (OpenFEMA) | current | 2026-10-03 | 1 | OpenFEMA Terms and Conditions |
| Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data (HMDA) | Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (FFIEC) | 2025 | 2026-10-07 | 1 | Public domain (U.S. Government work) |
| Computed by the platform | Housing Intelligence Platform | b8440bf3c940acf7 | 2026-10-22 | 1 | Derived from cited sources |
| Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (CHAS) | U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development | 2018-2022 | 2026-09-11 | 1 | Public domain (U.S. Government work) |
| Affordable housing calculations and municipal status reports | NJ Department of Community Affairs | current | 2026-10-04 | 1 | Open public record |
| Construction Reporter — housing units certified and demolished | New Jersey Department of Community Affairs | 2025-ytd | 2026-10-02 | 2 | Open public record |
| Tidal Climate Adjusted Flood Elevation (sea-level rise 4 ft) | New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection | current | 2026-10-03 | 1 | NJDEP Data Distribution Agreement |
| Known Contaminated Sites List | New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection | current | 2026-10-16 | 1 | NJDEP Data Distribution Agreement |
| Public Community Water Purveyor Service Areas | New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection | current | 2026-10-03 | 1 | NJDEP Data Distribution Agreement |
| MOD-IV property tax assessment records (NJ Division of Taxation) | NJ Office of Information Technology, Office of GIS (NJOGIS) | current | 2026-10-02 | 1 | Open public record |
| SR1A sales file | New Jersey Division of Taxation | 2025 | 2026-09-20 | 1 | Open public record |
| SR1A sales file | New Jersey Division of Taxation | 2026ytd | 2026-09-20 | 1 | Open public record |
| General and effective tax rates, and the Director's Ratio | New Jersey Division of Taxation | 2025 | 2026-09-20 | 3 | Open public record |
| Zillow Home Value Index | Zillow Research | current | 2026-10-19 | 1 | Free for non-commercial use with attribution |
| Zillow Home Value Index, bottom tier | Zillow Research | current | 2026-10-22 | 1 | Free for non-commercial use with attribution |
| Zillow Observed Rent Index | Zillow Research | current | 2026-10-19 | 1 | Free for non-commercial use with attribution |

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Generated from analysis packet `1.7` for region `521` (GEOID `3403959190`). Every figure is read from the housing warehouse and produced by the sources above, subject to the caveats. Nothing in this report is model-generated.

## Terms and notices

Not for commercial use: Home value index, houses and condos, Home value to household income, Observed rent index, all homes, Starter home value index come from, or are calculated from, data licensed for non-commercial use with attribution.

Data Provided by Zillow Group.

Source: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data, https://ffiec.cfpb.gov/

This (map/publication/report) was developed using New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Geographic Information System digital data, but this secondary product has not been verified by NJDEP and is not state-authorized or endorsed.

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data.

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U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics, version 8, https://lehd.ces.census.gov/data/lodes