Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Plainfield’s July high is 78°F, below both the New York town median (81°F) and the median of U.S. towns (85°F). Only 1 of the 759 New York towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Plainfield. The biggest park or preserve is Plainfield State Forest, at 1,665 acres. Plainfield has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Plainfield beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 1,611 in 1820, 915 in 2010. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2023 and 2 maps from 1907 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
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 Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Plainfield.
Most working residents leave Plainfield for work: only 1% work in town. Plainfield’s average trip to work is 29 minutes, against 25 minutes in New York’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. The top destinations are Otsego (12%), Utica (7%) and Edmeston (6%).
| Plainfield | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $71,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 7.8% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 72% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Plainfield has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Plainfield’s January low is 12°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
3.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The trail density in Plainfield is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Plainfield | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 9.5% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Plainfield State Forest | — | 1,665 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Plainfield beats the New York average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 14. 15% of Plainfield adults report frequent physical distress.
| Plainfield | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 25% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 17% | 16% |
| What stands out | Plainfield | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 11.2% | 14.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.6% | 6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Plainfield. Close and well known come first.
Big draw16 mi MuseumNational Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum315K visitors a year17 mi LandmarkFort Dayton
29 mi National MonumentFort Stanwix National Monument78K visitors a year
19 mi Stadium & arenaUtica Memorial Auditorium
19 mi MuseumMunson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute
26 mi MuseumOneida Community Mansion HouseNational Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Stanwix National Monument: NPS photo, Public domain · Utica Memorial Auditorium: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Oneida Community Mansion House: scanned by Dave Parker, Public domain
None within 15 miles of Plainfield; the nearest are
College town 15 of every 100 Plainfield residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Where Plainfield’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Town in New York, United States
Plainfield is a town in Otsego County, New York, United States. The population was 915 at the 2010 census. The Town of Plainfield is located in the northwestern corner of Otsego County.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Plainfield has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
2 notable people were born here, including Laura Fish Judd and Samuel Hubbel Treat, Jr..
