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Arkwright vs Plainfield vs Orangeville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Arkwright has the highest household income ($93k).
Plainfield has the most people working from home (16.4%).
Orangeville has the most affordable homes ($149k median).
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Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Arkwright | Plainfield | Orangeville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 859Lowest |
1,314Highest |
1,273 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5% U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-5.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 50.8±7.2 31% above U.S. |
48.1±5.5Lowest 24% above U.S. |
51.6±5.2Highest 33% above U.S. |
| Orangeville and Arkwright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±5.4 U.S.: 22% |
16.3%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
17.3%±3.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Orangeville and Arkwright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.2%±3.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
21.1%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
26.8%±7.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Orangeville and Arkwright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
48.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
21.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.1%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.5%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Arkwright and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $93,000±$26kHighest 15% above U.S. |
$69,250±$31kLowest 14% below U.S. |
$85,563±$24k 6% above U.S. |
| Arkwright and Orangeville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $170,900±$30k 49% below U.S. |
$318,400±$34kHighest 4% below U.S. |
$148,700±$41kLowest 55% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $875±$689Lowest 38% below U.S. |
$1,153±$103Highest 18% below U.S. |
$1,063±$232 25% below U.S. |
| Plainfield and Orangeville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,760 21% above U.S. |
$4,806Highest 54% above U.S. |
$2,919Lowest 6% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50%±65.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
73.2%±53.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Plainfield and Arkwright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
11.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
80.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
90%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1955Lowest 25 yrs older than U.S. |
1968 12 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the U.S. average |
24 minLowest 9% below U.S. |
29 minHighest 11% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 6%±3.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
16.4%±4.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
5.4%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
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U.S. average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.