South Plainfield, NJ
24,473Residents
$130,239Median household income
$2,107/moMedian gross rent
$470,900Median home value
41.7Median age
44%Adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher
86%Homes lived in by their owners
3.6×Home value to household income
Median rent takes about 19% of the median household income in South Plainfield.
What pay do you need to rent here?
To keep rent at or below 30% of gross pay, you would need about $84,000 a year. In New Jersey that leaves roughly $5,310 a month after tax. See the full paycheck breakdown for $85,000.
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Source: Census ACS 2024 ACS 5-year, places. Small places carry larger margins of error.