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Bolingbrook vs Plainfield

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: home values (+37% in Plainfield) and growth since 2010 (+12.3 pts in Plainfield).

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Bolingbrook, ILOne of the healthiest townsIllinois · 74,096 people
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Plainfield, ILHomes around $429KIllinois · 46,708 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

BolingbrookOne of the healthiest towns
HealthHealthier than 64%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Housing$372K typical home25% above the IL typical home Outdoors#263 most walkable in IL10 miles of trails across 58 parks and preserves All about Bolingbrook →
PlainfieldHomes around $429K
Housing$429K typical home44% above the IL typical home HealthHealthier than 89%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Outdoors#231 most conserved land in IL12 miles of trails across 54 parks and preserves All about Plainfield →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Home values+37%
Homes cost more in Plainfield
Plainfield $431,400Bolingbrook $314,700
Growth since 2010+12.3 pts
Plainfield has grown faster since 2010
Plainfield +13.1%Bolingbrook +0.8%
Household income+33%
Households in Plainfield earn more
Plainfield $144,000Bolingbrook $108,400
Bachelor’s degree++16.4 pts
More adults in Plainfield have a degree
Plainfield 56%Bolingbrook 39.6%
Rent+21%
Rent runs higher in Plainfield
Plainfield $2,119Bolingbrook $1,749
Property tax bill+22%
Tax bills are bigger in Plainfield
Plainfield $9,490Bolingbrook $7,748
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $320 more a month in Plainfield

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Bolingbrook$2,710/mo
Typical home $372K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.46% · or rent about $1,749/mo · Housing →
Plainfield$3,040/mo
Typical home $429K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.20% · or rent about $2,119/mo · Housing →

The difference: $320 a month, about $3,900 a year, between Plainfield and Bolingbrook.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Plainfield places higher on 15 of 21 IL lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Illinois ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
BBolingbrookSafer than 58% of U.S. towns A−PlainfieldSafer than 81% of U.S. towns
Health
BBolingbrookHealthier than 64% of U.S. towns APlainfieldHealthier than 89% of U.S. towns
6Bolingbrook
15Plainfield

Lists won, of 21 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Fewest uninsuredHealth · 861 towns #685#87 Most activeHealth · 861 towns #582#131 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 297 towns #247#100 HealthiestHealth · 861 towns #430#129 Lowest obesityHealth · 861 towns #576#281 Fastest growingGrowth · 859 towns #325#45 SafestSafety · 321 towns #183#84 Most new homesHousing · 431 towns #86#10

Left end = #1 in Illinois. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Bolingbrook’s rankings →

Where they are

Bolingbrook and Plainfield share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

BolingbrookPlainfieldBolingbrookPlainfield
Bolingbrook ↔ Plainfield7.7 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
814 Plainfield residents work in Bolingbrook (3.5% of its workers)
Work & commute in Plainfield →
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
BolingbrookPlainfield
Snow a year29″29″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)20th43rd
Outdoors & history
BolingbrookPlainfield
Trails10 mi12 mi
Conserved land5.7%7%
Settled—1816
National Register places14
Archive photos3212
Famous people born here—15
Community
BolingbrookPlainfield
Library hours a week72 hrs62 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

BolingbrookPlainfield
People
Population 74,096Highest 46,708Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +0.8%Lowest +13.1%Highest
Median age 37.2±1.1Lowest 5% below IL 37.5±0.9Highest 4% below IL
Plainfield and Bolingbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 24.1%±1.4Lowest IL: 21.8% 28.5%±2.1Highest IL: 21.8%
Age 65+ 12.7%±0.9Highest IL: 17% 9.9%±1Lowest IL: 17%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 39.6%Lowest IL: 37.8% 56%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6%±0.8Highest IL: 6.3% 5.9%±1Lowest IL: 6.3%
Bolingbrook and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $108,400±$6kLowest 30% above IL $144,000±$9kHighest 73% above IL
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $314,700±$8kLowest 20% above IL $431,400±$8kHighest 64% above IL
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,749±$86Lowest 37% above IL $2,119±$188Highest 66% above IL
Property taxmedian, yearly $7,748Lowest 46% above IL $9,490Highest 79% above IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 55.7%±6.6Highest IL: 47.9% 43.6%±8.2Lowest IL: 47.9%
Bolingbrook and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 9.2%Highest IL: 11.8% 4.2%Lowest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 79.1%Lowest IL: 67.1% 88%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1989Lowest 18 yrs newer than IL 2003Highest 32 yrs newer than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 30 minLowest 8% above IL 33 minHighest 20% above IL
Work from home 17.4%±1.7Lowest IL: 15.9% 23.3%±2.4Highest IL: 15.9%
Work in townworking residents 11.3%Highest 8.8%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.3 miLowest 17.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.09Highest 0.63Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Chicago (17%)Chicago (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Plainfield3% work in Bolingbrook
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 5.7%Lowest 7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 10.3 miLowest 12.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miLowest 0.5 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 58Highest 54Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 73.5Highest 64.3Lowest
Illinois average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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