According to the most recent data on the cost of living, North Plainfield has an overall cost of living index of 119 which is 1.2x higher than the national index of 100.
Compared to only New Jersey, North Plainfield has a cost of living index that's 1.0x lower than New Jersey's index of 121.
The standard of living in North Plainfield ranks as #4,738 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in New Jersey. By definition, that implies North Plainfield ranks as the #1,680 most expensive place in the Garden State.
Living Expense | North Plainfield | New Jersey | National Average | |
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Overall | 119 | 121 | 100 | |
Services | 114 | 107 | 100 | |
Groceries | 108 | 107 | 100 | |
Health | 101 | 100 | 100 | |
Housing | 143 | 160 | 100 | |
Transportation | 107 | 106 | 100 | |
Utilities | 103 | 98 | 100 |
Housing swings affordability the most between places in New Jersey, so we broke down the statistics around housing costs into more detail. It's also important to consider median household incomes to make apples-to-apples comparisons across locations.
Home and income come data comes from the most recent US Census ACS 2014-2018.
Statistic | North Plainfield | New Jersey | United States |
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Median Home Value | $276,400 | $343,500 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $1,390 | $1,368 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $77,160 | $85,245 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 3.6x | 4.0x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.22x | 0.19x | 0.2x |
Item | North Plainfield | New Jersey |
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Shampoo | $1.03 | $1.06 |
Movie | $12.59 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $17.73 | $14.67 |
Item | North Plainfield | New Jersey |
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Ground Beef | $3.87 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $1.67 | $1.39 |
Milk | $2.41 | $2.05 |
Item | North Plainfield | New Jersey |
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Haircut | $20.73 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $36.4 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $2.16 | $2.34 |
Item | North Plainfield | New Jersey |
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Potatoes | $3.09 | $3.29 |
Pizza | $11.4 | $10.62 |
Beer | $9.19 | $9.38 |
Optometrist | $101.33 | $108.57 |
Doctor | $94.5 | $116.17 |
Dentist | $113.15 | $99.13 |
Item | North Plainfield | New Jersey |
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Gasoline | $2.26 | $2.22 |
Tire Balancing | $56.66 | $50.07 |
All Electricity | $174.26 | $167.67 |
Phone | $179.87 | $175.64 |
City | Population | Cost Of Living | Vs. North Plainfield |
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Plainfield, NJ | 50,252 | 114 | 1.0x |
Westfield, NJ | 29,690 | 170 | 1.4x |
South Plainfield, NJ | 23,961 | 126 | 1.1x |
Bradley Gardens, NJ | 14,714 | 144 | 1.2x |
Middlesex, NJ | 13,606 | 123 | 1.0x |
New Providence, NJ | 13,382 | 154 | 1.3x |
Florham Park, NJ | 11,719 | 165 | 1.4x |
Martinsville, NJ | 11,384 | 155 | 1.3x |
Succasunna, NJ | 9,367 | 134 | 1.1x |
Boonton, NJ | 8,510 | 126 | 1.1x |