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Living in Plainfield

There were 1,095 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2026. For Plainfield, median gross rent was US$2,119 per month, while the median home value was US$431,400 in July 2026. In July 2026, Plainfield had a population of 46,708.

Last checked 2026-09-1933 sources

Population50,043people31 Dec 2025Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program
Median gross salary4,830EUR/month31 Dec 2024Community source · Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)
Median rent1,863EUR/month31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Unemployment rate3.77%31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Recorded crime741offences per 100,000country median 1,586 — 53% belowOfficial source · FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting
PM2.5, annual mean7.79µg/m³31 Dec 2024Independent source · EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Plainfield?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Housing and cost

Owner occupation was 88%, and the vacancy rate was 1.71% in July 2026. 43.6% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing in July 2026.

What recurs every month4 published recurring costs, € per month
Plainfield recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Private kindergarten€1045
Utilities, 85 m² flat€122
Internet, 60 Mbps€52
Mobile plan, 10 GB€36

Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited52.24 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Numbeo - Cost of Living in Plainfield (Wayback Machine capture 20241208031149)31Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly1,045 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Numbeo - Cost of Living in Plainfield (Wayback Machine capture 20241208031149)31Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB36.42 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Numbeo - Cost of Living in Plainfield (Wayback Machine capture 20241208031149)31Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home121.9 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Numbeo - Cost of Living in Plainfield (Wayback Machine capture 20241208031149)31Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Median gross rent$2,119/month4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Households spending over 30% of income on rent43.6 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)1.71 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Property crime per 100,000 residents563.9 per 100,000 people1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics10Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)1,992 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)1Official
Median monthly rent1,863 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables22Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Recorded property crimes209 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)11Official

Is Plainfield a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker48%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 39–57%
Skilled employee55%strong on work, weak on safety · range 46–64%
Student45%strong on education, weak on work · range 35–55%
Family50%strong on family, weak on cost · range 41–59%
Retirement42%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 31–53%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

13.7% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 6,852 of 50,043 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Uses a supplemental estimate, so treat it as indicative.

Work and income

Median household income was US$144,000 a year in July 2026.

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Plainfield is 3.8%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median household income144,000 USD/year4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Households with cable, fibre or DSL broadband89.63 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Households with a broadband subscription96.69 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Households with internet but no subscription1.28 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Households without internet2.03 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Households with satellite internet4.48 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Median gross salary4,830 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)21Community estimate · Supplemental context
Median gross salary (regional)4,043 EUR/month31 Dec 2025www.bls.gov20Official
Unemployment rate3.77 %31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables22Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context

What does a salary buy in Plainfield?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

regional median gross pay: €4,043 (US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2025-12-31).
Left over each month€947of €3,149 take-home
  • Rent
  • Utilities
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€3,149
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31− €1,992
Public transport passnot published for this city—
Utilities, 85 m²€122 · market price · Numbeo - Cost of Living in Plainfield (Wayback Machine capture 20241208031149) · 2024-12-31− €122
Internet€52 · market price · Numbeo - Cost of Living in Plainfield (Wayback Machine capture 20241208031149) · 2024-12-31− €52
Mobile plan€36 · market price · Numbeo - Cost of Living in Plainfield (Wayback Machine capture 20241208031149) · 2024-12-31− €36
Left overbefore the bill this city does not publish€947
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Plainfield Salary needed to live in Plainfield

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Plainfield. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

Job Search

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Plainfield. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with high school education or higher95.98 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Schools85 schools30 Jun 2026NCES CCD public school count15Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · school district
School enrolment, share of residents30.86 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Mental health provider ratio31 ratio30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio13Official
Primary care doctors per 100,000 residents1,095 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio13Official
Preventable hospitalizations3,749 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio13Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Plainfield when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesPlainfield highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Plainfield highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Philadelphia5,457
Houston5,442
San Antonio5,218
Chicago4,012
Dallas4,010
Austin3,709
Fort Worth3,158
Phoenix3,125
New York City3,039
Los Angeles2,212
San Diego2,082
Plainfield2,021
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents741 offences per 100,000country median 1,58631 Dec 2024FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting12Official
Violent crime per 100,000 residents123.1 per 100,000 people1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics10Official
Recorded violent crimes36 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)11Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average commute time33.26 minutes4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Workers commuting by bicycle0.08 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Workers commuting by public transport1.59 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Workers walking to work0.41 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Nearest airportLOT3 Aug 2026OurAirports18Official
Distance to nearest airport9 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports18Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Plainfield. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Plainfield.

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Plainfield is 7.8 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean7.79 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 202430Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Average daytime high by monthJan -0.833 · Feb 1.61 · Mar 8.33 · Apr 15.44 · May 21.72 · Jun 26.94 · Jul 28.89 · Aug 27.83 · Sep 24.33 · Oct 17.11 · Nov 8.78 · Dec 2 °C1991–2020NOAA U.S. Monthly Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USC00110338 (AURORA WATER)17Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -8.89 · Feb -6.94 · Mar -1.72 · Apr 4.06 · May 10.06 · Jun 15.61 · Jul 18.22 · Aug 17.28 · Sep 12.94 · Oct 6.17 · Nov -0.167 · Dec -5.67 °C1991–2020NOAA U.S. Monthly Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USC00110338 (AURORA WATER)17Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -4.85 · Feb -3.33 · Mar 3.17 · Apr 9.7 · May 15.7 · Jun 21.14 · Jul 23.49 · Aug 22.65 · Sep 18.74 · Oct 11.27 · Nov 4.29 · Dec -1.97 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center14Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 47.24 · Feb 46.48 · Mar 59.69 · Apr 102.9 · May 123.4 · Jun 114.3 · Jul 106.4 · Aug 98.04 · Sep 85.6 · Oct 93.98 · Nov 68.83 · Dec 55.63 mm1991–2020NOAA U.S. Monthly Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USC00110338 (AURORA WATER)17Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading170.6 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean9Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
PM2.5, annual mean9.41 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean9Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
PM2.5 monitoring sites4 monitors1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean9Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
Annual precipitation965.1 mm30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals16Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Maximum July temperature22.72 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals16Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Average annual temperature11.09 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals16Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Minimum January temperature-0.93 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals16Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation

Similar climate. In United States: Joliet ±0.2 °C. Elsewhere: Markham (Canada) ±1.5 °C, Mississauga (Canada) ±1.5 °C, Richmond Hill (Canada) ±1.5 °C, Vaughan (Canada) ±1.5 °C, Chatham-Kent (Canada) ±1.6 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 6,852 is not 6.1% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Foreign-resident share6.11 %31 Dec 2020Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)7Official
Foreign residents6,852 people31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables22Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Population density745.9 people/km²31 Dec 2025Census Reporter / U.S. Census Bureau8Official
Population50,043 people31 Dec 2025U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program19Official
Population covered by crime statistics49,912 people31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)11Official

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median home value431,400 USD4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Owner-occupied homes88.01 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Labour force participation rate72.07 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Residents born abroad14.67 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Naturalized citizens, share of residents8.56 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Non-citizens, share of residents6.11 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Flu vaccination coverage61.86 %30 Jun 2026CDC BRFSS flu vaccination coverage5Official
Mammography screening coverage72.9 %30 Jun 2026CDC mammography screening rate6Official
Residents without health insurance3.3 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher56.03 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Crime reporting agencies1 agencies1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics10Official
Households with a vehicle available97.38 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Public transport agencies in the National Transit Database0 agencies4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Workers aged 16 and over24,029 workers4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Workers mainly working from home23.28 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Households using cellular data plans93.45 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official

Alternatives for people set on Plainfield

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Oswego as a Plainfield alternative in the same region

14 km away, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

  • Unemployment: 2.6% Oswego vs 3.8% Plainfield−30%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 586 Oswego vs 741 Plainfield−21%
  • Nearest airport: 14.0 km Oswego vs 9.0 km Plainfield+56%
  • Median gross pay, city: €4,367 Oswego vs €4,830 Plainfield−10%
  • Foreign residents: 6.9% Oswego vs 6.1% Plainfield+13%
  • Residents: 39,948 Oswego vs 50,043 Plainfield−20%
  • Annual PM2.5: 7.2 µg/m³ Oswego vs 7.8 µg/m³ Plainfield−8%

Cities near Plainfield

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Joliet 14.3 km away
Salary
3,574 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2024-12-31
Naperville 14.9 km away
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5,990 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2024-12-31

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the typical salary around Plainfield?

The median gross salary is 4,043 EUR/month. Source: www.bls.gov.

What is the unemployment rate in Plainfield?

The unemployment rate is 3.77 %. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is the air quality good in Plainfield?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7.79 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024.

How safe is Plainfield?

Police recorded 741 offences per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting.

How many people live in Plainfield?

The published population is 50,043 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program.

How many foreign residents live in Plainfield?

6,852 residents hold a foreign nationality. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is Plainfield a good place to live?

Plainfield may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Plainfield?

Romeoville, Crest Hill, Shorewood, Bolingbrook, Oswego are near Plainfield. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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