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Median Home Price in North Plainfield, NJ

The median home value in North Plainfield, NJ is $504,829 as of 2026-07-31, down 0.69% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$504,829

Year-over-Year

-0.69%

Population

23,071

North Plainfield ranks #133 of 184 New Jersey cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 18.4% below the state's city median of $618,410. It sits in Somerset County, where the county-wide median is $672,427.

Housing affordability in North Plainfield

Median household income in North Plainfield is $87,349, so the typical home value is about 5.8× annual household income. This is a simple price-to-income benchmark rather than a monthly payment estimate; it does not account for mortgage rates, down payments, taxes or insurance.

Household income comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's ACS 5-Year Estimates, table B19013 (how the affordability measure works).

Crime in North Plainfield

North Plainfield police recorded a violent crime rate of 152 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 1,461 per 100,000.

Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).

Common questions about North Plainfield

What is the average home price in North Plainfield, NJ?

People often call this an average home price, but the figure shown here is Zillow's typical home value (ZHVI), not a simple arithmetic average. In North Plainfield, that value is $504,829. That's down 0.69% from a year earlier. It is about 18.4% below the typical New Jersey city tracked here.

Is North Plainfield expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in North Plainfield are cheaper than Somerset County as a whole, where the median is $672,427 — a difference of about 24.9%.

Is North Plainfield affordable?

Median household income here is $87,349, so the typical home value is about 5.8× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is North Plainfield a safe place to live?

North Plainfield police reported 152 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 23,071. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.