Housing · Scotch Plains
Scotch Plains, NJ housing market
The typical Scotch Plains home is worth about $846,000, up 5.7% in a year, 46% above the New Jersey typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Scotch Plains compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
The market right now
Scotch Plains at a glance
Typical home value
$846K
▲ 5.7% in a year · Zillow
Ten-year trend
Typical home value, 2016–2026
Scotch PlainsNew Jersey
Show as a table
| January | Scotch Plains | New Jersey |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $519,000 | $317,000 |
| 2018 | $540,000 | $330,000 |
| 2019 | $549,000 | $343,000 |
| 2020 | $539,000 | $358,000 |
| 2021 | $579,000 | $394,000 |
| 2022 | $631,000 | $441,000 |
| 2023 | $651,000 | $471,000 |
| 2024 | $718,000 | $511,000 |
| 2025 | $781,000 | $551,000 |
| 2026 | $829,000 | $568,000 |
| August 2026 | $846,000 | $580,000 |
Next door
Scotch Plains and its neighbors
The towns that share a border. Tap one to see its housing page.
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | Days on market | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotch Plains | $846K | +5.7% | — | $183,655 |
| Clark | $726K | +1.8% | — | $133,504 |
| Berkeley Heights | $964K | +7.6% | — | $204,658 |
| Watchung | $1.08M | +4.8% | — | $173,672 |
| Fanwood | $809K | +5.2% | 29 | $195,529 |
| Westfield | $1.32M | +9.7% | 14 | $232,629 |
| Plainfield | $520K | +0.6% | 47 | $85,908 |
Affordability
4.6 years of income
The typical Scotch Plains home costs about 4.6 years of the town's median household income, less than across New Jersey (5.6 years).
How Scotch Plains ranks on affordability →
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
The homes
Owners, rent & taxes
Homeownership
79%
New Jersey: 63.8%
Median tax bill
$10,001
New Jersey: $9,590
Median rent
$2,060
New Jersey: $1,720
Typical home built
1960
New Jersey: 1970
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Listings link to their publishers.