Newark vs Plainfield
Newark, NJ compared with Plainfield, NJ · 15 miles apart
Newark has 323,808 residents to Plainfield’s 57,141. Newark comes out ahead on median rent. Plainfield does better on median household income, homeownership, average commute.
| Newark, NJ | Plainfield, NJ | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 323,808 | 57,141 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 13,412 | 9,589 |
| Median household income | $52,060 | $85,908 |
| Median home value | $373,700 | $410,800 |
| Median rent | $1,392 | $1,767 |
| Homeownership | 24.4% | 44.8% |
| Average commute | 32.6 min | 29.5 min |
| Median age | 34.7 | 32.4 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 19.7% | 22% |
| Poverty rate | 23.4% | 15.5% |
| Unemployment | 11.6% | 8.9% |
| Price to income | 7.2× | 4.8× |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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