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Plainfield grades B+ overall, ranked 207th of 585 in Indiana, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. Its schools outperform 93% of the state's and the median household earns $87K. It also does better than most on health: residents are healthier than 67% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. A typical home there costs about $334K, 4.2 years of the Indianapolis metro’s $80K median household income. On cost of living, just 63 of Indiana’s 1,096 towns do worse. Plainfield has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Sugar Grove Meetinghouse and Cemetery and THI and E Interurban Depot-Substation. Plainfield’s median rent is $1,499 a month, above both Indiana’s towns ($946 a month) and U.S. towns ($1,185 a month).
Where Plainfield beats most towns.
27,631 counted in 2010 and 34,625 in 2020; an estimated 38,574 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 11.3% since 2020, after 25.3% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Plainfield is from typical.
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Census counts: 251 in 1850, a low of 50 in 1880, 34,625 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 3 maps from 1953 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Plainfield. Close and well known come first.
Big draw12 mi Stadium & arenaLucas Oil Stadium
13 mi Stadium & arenaGainbridge Fieldhouse
13 mi LandmarkSoldiers' and Sailors' Monument
36 mi Stadium & arenaMemorial Stadium
15 mi Stadium & arenaHinkle Fieldhouse
14 mi MuseumIndianapolis Museum of Art428K visitors a yearLucas Oil Stadium: Josh Hallett from Winter Haven, FL, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Gainbridge Fieldhouse: Durin at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument: alexeatswhales, CC BY 2.0 · Memorial Stadium: Durin at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hinkle Fieldhouse: Peetlesnumber1, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Indianapolis Museum of Art: No machine-readable author provided. Cszmurlo assumed (based on copyright claims, CC BY 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Plainfield, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Plainfield.
Plainfield draws workers from Indianapolis and beyond, looks healthier within Indiana than nationally and has seen reported crime fall by a fifth or more.
35,077 jobs are based in Plainfield, 2 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. Jobs based here grew from 20,507 in 2013 to 35,077.
Most working residents leave Plainfield for work: only 17% work in town. Jobs based in Plainfield grew to 35,077 in 2023, 14,570 more than in 2013. 14% of Plainfield workers work from home.
| Plainfield | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 17% | 11% | 8% |
| Work from home | 14% | 7.8% | 11% |
| Median household income | $87,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
7.7 miles of trail in 17 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Sodalis Nature Park, 279 acres with 4.7 miles of trail.
| Plainfield | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.2% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sodalis Nature Park | 4.7 mi | 279 |
| 2. Franklin Park | 1 mi | 20 |
| 3. Hummel Park | 0.3 mi | 184 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
62% of households own their home in Plainfield. The typical Plainfield home is worth about $334,000, up 1.6% in a year, 30% above the Indiana typical home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Within Indiana it is healthier than 88% of the 589 graded towns: much of Indiana scores lower on these measures.
Plainfield beats the Indiana average on 10 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0.
| Plainfield | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 26% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 14% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 26% | 25% |
| What stands out | Plainfield | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 12.3% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.9% | 14.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Plainfield has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 20° and about 26 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Reported crimes fell from 709 to 538 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Indiana average. Plainfield has grown 11% since 2020, to 38,574 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 33% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 30% across Indiana.
| Plainfield | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 20% | 23% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 33% | 22% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| Median age | 38.4 years | 39.5 years | 40.5 years |
45% women, 55% men
About 125 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.5 points). Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women. Among residents 45 to 54, 63% are men (IN 50%). Median age: women 39.1, men 37.6.
| Plainfield | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.6% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.8% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.5% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.7% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 17% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.5% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.8% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.2% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 11.6% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 32.4% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.7% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.6% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.4% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.4% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 53% of U.S. communities. Since 1986, 13 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Plainfield.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
6 within 15 miles of the center of Plainfield
About 4 of every 100 Plainfield residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
Where Plainfield’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
4 places in Plainfield on the National Register of Historic Places.
8 notable people were born in Plainfield.
Town in Indiana, United States
Plainfield is a town in Guilford, Liberty, and Washington townships, Hendricks County, Indiana, United States. The population was 27,631 at the 2010 census, and in 2022 the estimated population was 36,074.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
6 towns share a border with Plainfield.
Wayne Township next door grades lower for schools (C− to Plainfield’s A) and higher for cost of living (B+ to C+).
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plainfield | #207 | B+ | C+ | C+ | A | B+ |
| Avon | #222 | B+ | C | C+ | A | A− |
| Guilford Township | #152 | A− | C+ | — | A | B |
| Liberty Township | #80 | A | B+ | — | A | B |
| Washington Township | #71 | A | C+ | — | A | B+ |
| Indianapolis | — | — | C | D | — | — |
| Wayne Township | #542 | C− | B+ | — | C− | C− |
Guilford Township, Liberty Township, Washington Township and Wayne Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Indianapolis isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Plainfield with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Plainfield grades B+ overall, better than 73% of U.S. towns and #207 of 585 in Indiana. It grades B+ for health, C+ for safety and A for schools.
8 notable people were born here, including Forrest Tucker and Kelly Faris.
