Plainfield Ranked One Of The Best Small Cities In The Country

Plainfield was recently recognized as one of the top small cities in the country according to Wallathub. Wallathub ranked 1268 cities with populations between 25,000-100,000. 33 key indicators of livability were used to assess the cities on everything from housing costs to quality of schools to restaurants per capita. The cities were then grouped by percentiles based on their ranking in 5 categories; affordability, economic health, education and health, quality of life, and safety. 99% represents the top 1% of cities in the study and is the top score a city can receive. Plainfield was the 4th highest ranking Illinois city, landing in the 96 percentile with a total score of 65.29. Plainfield received its best marks for affordability, ranking 12 nationally, and safety, where it ranked 48th.

Plainfield, Illinois, Real Estate

Plainfield currently has 392 single family homes with an average list price of $564,601 and 98 condos/townhomes with an average list price of $374,480. The average annual property tax for Plainfield is $6,751.