Living in Plainfield, OH
Plainfield is a tiny town of 192 people in Coshocton County, Ohio. It's about 46 miles from Canton, OH and 69 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $153k and rent runs about $765 a month.
192people
$153kTypical home
$765/moRent
84° / 37°Summer / winter
16"Snow
198Sunny days
136Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 192
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 490 people per sq mi
- 69 mi to Columbus, OH
- 46 mi to Canton, OH
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $153k (≈$966/mo)
- Median rent $765/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 198 sunny days a year (59 totally clear)
- 167 cloudy days a year
- 60 of 90 winter days are gray
- 136 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (131 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (637 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 63
- 24% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to CAK airport
- 64 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 59 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 794 ft
- 262 mi to the ocean
- 89 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 45 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 125 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 47 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Coshocton County: R+52 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.