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Mount Tabor vs Plainfield vs Ira
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mount Tabor has the most expensive homes ($421k median).
Plainfield has the most kids (15.6% under 18).
Ira has the shortest commute (28 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 | Mount Tabor | Plainfield | Ira |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 304Lowest |
1,016Highest |
381 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +0.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 57.8±10.6Highest 49% above U.S. |
34.5±6.6Lowest 11% below U.S. |
54.1±5.5 39% above U.S. |
| Mount Tabor and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 10.2%±6.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
15.6%±2.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
10.5%±4.7 U.S.: 22% |
| Plainfield and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 42.4%±18.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
14.5%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
28.9%±3.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Mount Tabor and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
28.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
37.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
14.9%±11.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.4%±3.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Plainfield and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $70,673±$6kLowest 12% below U.S. |
$71,827±$5kHighest 11% below U.S. |
| Ira and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $420,500±$76kHighest 26% above U.S. |
$155,100±$17kLowest 53% below U.S. |
$272,900±$18k 18% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,143±$367Highest 52% above U.S. |
$750±$207Lowest 47% below U.S. |
$942±$52 33% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,233Highest 68% above U.S. |
$2,667Lowest 14% below U.S. |
$4,146 33% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
40.6%±43.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
36.4%±100 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Plainfield and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11% U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
14.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 34 yrs older than U.S. |
1977Highest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 72% above U.S. |
29 min 11% above U.S. |
28 minLowest 6% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
11.5%±4.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Plainfield and Mount Tabor 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.