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Dummer vs Plainfield vs Landaff

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Dummer has the most kids (19.4% under 18).
Plainfield has the most people working from home (16.4%).
Landaff has the oldest population (median age 56.4).

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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.

MeasureDummerPlainfieldLandaff
People
Population
299Lowest
1,314Highest
420
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-0.6%
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
53.6±6.4
38% above U.S.
48.1±5.5Lowest
24% above U.S.
56.4±5.2Highest
45% above U.S.
Landaff and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19.4%±5.1Highest
U.S.: 22%
16.3%±4.7
U.S.: 22%
16.2%±5.9Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Dummer and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
21.4%±4.6
U.S.: 17.2%
21.1%±3.5Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
28.8%±4.7Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Landaff and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
16.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
48.2%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
26.3%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0%±5.7Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.1%±1.3Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.7%±1.6
U.S.: 6.4%
Plainfield and Landaff are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$91,250±$21kHighest
13% above U.S.
$69,250±$31kLowest
14% below U.S.
$87,500±$26k
8% above U.S.
Dummer and Landaff are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$242,200±$51kLowest
27% below U.S.
$318,400±$34kHighest
4% below U.S.
$279,300±$20k
16% below U.S.
Plainfield and Landaff are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,153±$103Lowest
18% below U.S.
$1,375±$707Highest
about the U.S. average
Landaff and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,898Lowest
7% below U.S.
$4,806
54% above U.S.
$4,813Highest
54% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
73.2%±53.9Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
45.5%±100
U.S.: 51.1%
Plainfield and Landaff are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
9%
U.S.: 12.5%
11.6%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
5.7%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
94.2%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
80.9%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
90.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1977
3 yrs older than U.S.
1955Lowest
25 yrs older than U.S.
1984Highest
4 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
25 min
5% below U.S.
24 minLowest
9% below U.S.
32 minHighest
22% above U.S.
Work from home
6.8%±4.4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
16.4%±4.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
10.2%±5.7
U.S.: 15.1%
Plainfield and Landaff are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — — Landaff School District
High school in town — — None in town
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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.