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These days, finding an affordable place to live in the Scotch Plains area can be challenging. Home prices in Scotch Plains are now at a median cost of $726,050, higher than the New Jersey average of $496,577.
The average cost of rent is $2,106/mo in Scotch Plains, primarily driven by the current value of real estate in the Scotch Plains area. In Scotch Plains, 19.64% of households rent, and 33.36% of homeowners own their homes outright.
Housing affordability isn’t just about home prices, though. The average household income in Scotch Plains is $15,629 per month. Households that rent pay about 13.47% of their income on rent here. Scotch Plains’s most expensive areas are in the southwestern regions, while the cheapest areas are in the western parts of the city.
Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from the U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2020-2024 5-year estimates.
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