Jersey City vs Plainfield
Jersey City, NJ compared with Plainfield, NJ · 20 miles apart
Jersey City has 302,013 residents to Plainfield’s 57,141. Jersey City comes out ahead on median household income, bachelor's degree +, unemployment. Plainfield does better on median rent, homeownership, average commute.
| Jersey City, NJ | Plainfield, NJ | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 302,013 | 57,141 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 20,478 | 9,589 |
| Median household income | $97,710 | $85,908 |
| Median home value | $566,900 | $410,800 |
| Median rent | $2,007 | $1,767 |
| Homeownership | 27.9% | 44.8% |
| Average commute | 36.8 min | 29.5 min |
| Median age | 34.7 | 32.4 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 54.8% | 22% |
| Poverty rate | 15.6% | 15.5% |
| Unemployment | 5.5% | 8.9% |
| Price to income | 5.8× | 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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