Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 59/100
C
Median home value$280,600
Indianapolis $265,900
Median rent$1,499/mo
Indianapolis $1,191/mo
Cost-burdened households24%
Indianapolis 27%
Plainfield
Hendricks County36,369 residents2 school districts
67
C+
Suburbgrade score
8th of 23 Indianapolis suburbs. Strongest on schools, held back by employment & income.
67
Indianapolis median 65
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Plainfield is like to live in, by category
Bars show Plainfield against Indianapolis. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 78/100
B+
Within-state proficiency95th pct
Indianapolis median 82nd pct
Student–teacher ratio18.6
Indianapolis median 16.1
Graduation rate94%
Indianapolis median 95%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 71/100
B−
Housing cost index109
Indianapolis 100
Eff. tax rate0.79%
Indianapolis 0.82%
Local sales tax7.00%
Indianapolis median 7.00%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 64/100
C+
Mean commute22.8 min
Indianapolis 25.5 min
Under 30 minutes68%
Indianapolis 63%
Transit stops / sq mi1.1
Indianapolis median 0.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 71/100
B−
Restaurants & cafés78
Indianapolis median 23 · within 2 miles
Groceries5
Indianapolis median 3 · within 2 miles
Parks28
Indianapolis median 25 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 56/100
C−
Median household income$87,272
Indianapolis $79,852
Unemployment3.6%
Indianapolis 4.0%
Professional occupations39%
Indianapolis 44%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Plainfield on employment & income
Plainfield's weakest grade is C−. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbEmploymentOverall
Whitestown19 mi from PlainfieldA 65 C+ Zionsville21 mi from PlainfieldA− 69 B− Carmel22 mi from PlainfieldB+ 77 B Brownsburg10 mi from PlainfieldB 71 B− Danville8 mi from PlainfieldB 62 C Avon5 mi from PlainfieldB 68 B− Median household income: ACS 2020–24 · Unemployment: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Plainfield
Is Plainfield, IN a good place to live?
Plainfield scores 67 out of 100, 8th of 23 Indianapolis suburbs. It is strongest on schools and weakest on employment & income. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Plainfield expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B−. The median home is $280,600, 6% above the Indianapolis median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.79%. $1,499/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Plainfield?
Schools grade B+. The districts serving Plainfield sit at the 95th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 94% graduation rate and a 18.6 student–teacher ratio. Plainfield is served by Plainfield Community School Corp and Avon Community School Corporation. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Plainfield?
The mean commute is 22.8 min, with 68% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 14% working from home. Transit density is 1.1 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Plainfield?
Within two miles there are 5 groceries, 78 restaurants and cafés and 28 parks, which grades B− on amenities.
Are the homes in Plainfield old or new?
The median home in Plainfield was built in 2000 — newer than the Indianapolis median of 1983. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 70% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.