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Plainfield is a small city of 46,708 people in Will County, Illinois. It's about 32 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $431k and rent runs about $2k a month.
46,708people
$431kTypical home
$2,119/moRent
84° / 31°Summer / winter
30"Snow
224Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 46,708
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,803 people per sq mi
- 32 mi to Chicago, IL
- 32 mi to Chicago, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $431k (≈$2,720/mo)
- Median rent $2,119/mo
- Median household income $144k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (75 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (429 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 48% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 56% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to MDW airport
- 28 mi to MDW (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2003
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 640 ft
- 616 mi to the ocean
- 36 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 118 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,875 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 257 bars within 25 mi
- 582 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 84 museums within 25 mi
- 20 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Will County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk