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Marshfield vs Springfield vs Plainfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Marshfield has the most kids (24.2% under 18).
Springfield has the highest household income ($101k).
Plainfield has the shortest commute (24 min average).
What matters to you?
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 | Marshfield | Springfield | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,863Highest |
1,122Lowest |
1,314 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 38.7±6.1Lowest about the U.S. average |
51.4±8.8Highest 32% above U.S. |
48.1±5.5 24% above U.S. |
| Springfield and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.2%±2.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
15.1%±8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
16.3%±4.7 U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 17.8%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.8%±1.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
21.1%±3.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Plainfield and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
36.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
48.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.1%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Marshfield and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $60,313±$10kLowest 25% below U.S. |
$100,893±$19kHighest 25% above U.S. |
$69,250±$31k 14% below U.S. |
| Springfield and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $214,100±$37kLowest 36% below U.S. |
$384,100±$50kHighest 15% above U.S. |
$318,400±$34k 4% below U.S. |
| Springfield and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,317±$126Highest 7% below U.S. |
$1,096±$217Lowest 22% below U.S. |
$1,153±$103 18% below U.S. |
| Marshfield and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,668Lowest 18% above U.S. |
$5,946Highest 91% above U.S. |
$4,806 54% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.7%±73.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
25.9%±64.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
73.2%±53.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Plainfield and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
11.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
90.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
80.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 8 yrs older than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1955Lowest 25 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 9% above U.S. |
34 minHighest 30% above U.S. |
24 minLowest 9% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 24.5%±7.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.7%±11.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
16.4%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Marshfield and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.