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Pluckemin, NJ Housing Affordability Index

Pluckemin, New Jersey has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 51.8 (Significantly Less Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 454th most affordable of 455 scored New Jersey cities, compared with 83.4 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $567,300 home with 20% down, the New Jersey average 30-year fixed rate of 7.27% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $3,101, or 69% of the city’s $54,175 median household income.

The MBR Housing Affordability Index (MBR-HAI) for Pluckemin is updated every night from live New Jersey mortgage rates and U.S. Census Bureau income, home value and housing cost data for the city. A score of 100 equals the national average; higher scores mean homeownership is more affordable.

Pluckemin MBR-HAI 51.8 Significantly Less Affordable
Rank in New Jersey 454 of 455 1 = most affordable
New Jersey 83.4 Statewide score
National 97.4 100 = baseline
Avg 30-yr rate 7.27% New Jersey lenders
Median home value $567,300 U.S. Census Bureau

Pluckemin is 31.6 points below the New Jersey score. Scores as of October 30, 2026. See the New Jersey index

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What It Takes to Buy in Pluckemin

$3,101/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.27%
$132,900
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$54,175
Median Household Income
New Jersey: $103,556
10.5x
Price-to-Income Ratio
New Jersey: 4.4x
$2,656/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$9,741/yr
Median Property Tax
New Jersey figure
71.1%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
49.7%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024) for Pluckemin, New Jersey. The rate is the New Jersey average 30-year fixed rate from MonitorBankRates, since lenders publish rates by state.

How Pluckemin Ranks in New Jersey

Cities with similar scores
#451Green Village55.4 #452Deal54.3 #453East Newark53.2
#454Pluckemin51.8
#455Lakewood48.5
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“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Pluckemin, New Jersey score: 51.8 (Significantly Less Affordable), ranked 454 of 455 New Jersey cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/new-jersey/pluckemin”