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Plainfield is a small city of 36,369 people in Hendricks County, Indiana. It's about 13 miles from Indianapolis, IN. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $281k and rent runs about $1k a month.
36,369people
$281kTypical home
$1,499/moRent
85° / 36°Summer / winter
24"Snow
222Sunny days
134Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 36,369
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,351 people per sq mi
- 13 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 13 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $281k (≈$1,769/mo)
- Median rent $1,499/mo
- Median household income $87k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 222 sunny days a year (80 totally clear)
- 143 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 134 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (168 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,207 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 33% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to IND airport
- 4 mi to IND (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 742 ft
- 491 mi to the ocean
- 141 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 79 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 71 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,196 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 136 bars within 25 mi
- 296 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 12 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 33 museums within 25 mi
- 29 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of Indiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hendricks County: R+22 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk