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Plainfield is a mid-size city of 55,236 people in Union County, New Jersey. It's about 25 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $411k and rent runs about $2k a month.
55,236people
$411kTypical home
$1,767/moRent
88° / 41°Summer / winter
22"Snow
235Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 55,236
- Part of a metro area
- About 9,269 people per sq mi
- 25 mi to New York, NY
- 25 mi to New York, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $411k (≈$2,591/mo)
- Median rent $1,767/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 2.4% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (122 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (930 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 47% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to EWR airport
- 14 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 47% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 115 ft
- 9 mi to the ocean
- 169 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 123 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8,690 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,171 bars within 25 mi
- 3,102 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 59 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 201 museums within 25 mi
- 47 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Union County: D+24 in 2024
- New Jersey: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk