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Plainfield vs Bolingbrook

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

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Plainfield, ILHomes around $429KIllinois · 46,708 people
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Bolingbrook, ILOne of the healthiest townsIllinois · 74,096 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.

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 →
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 →
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.

Plainfield$3,040/mo
Typical home $429K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.20% · or rent about $2,119/mo · Housing →
Bolingbrook$2,710/mo
Typical home $372K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.46% · or rent about $1,749/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
A−PlainfieldSafer than 81% of U.S. towns BBolingbrookSafer than 58% of U.S. towns
Health
APlainfieldHealthier than 89% of U.S. towns BBolingbrookHealthier than 64% of U.S. towns
15Plainfield
6Bolingbrook

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

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

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

Where they are

Plainfield and Bolingbrook share a border

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

PlainfieldBolingbrookPlainfieldBolingbrook
Plainfield ↔ Bolingbrook7.7 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
PlainfieldBolingbrook
Snow a year29″29″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)43rd20th
Outdoors & history
PlainfieldBolingbrook
Trails12 mi10 mi
Conserved land7%5.7%
Settled1816—
National Register places41
Archive photos1232
Famous people born here15—
Community
PlainfieldBolingbrook
Library hours a week62 hrs72 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.

PlainfieldBolingbrook
People
Population 46,708Lowest 74,096Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +13.1%Highest +0.8%Lowest
Median age 37.5±0.9Highest 4% below IL 37.2±1.1Lowest 5% 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 28.5%±2.1Highest IL: 21.8% 24.1%±1.4Lowest IL: 21.8%
Age 65+ 9.9%±1Lowest IL: 17% 12.7%±0.9Highest IL: 17%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 56%Highest IL: 37.8% 39.6%Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.9%±1Lowest IL: 6.3% 6%±0.8Highest 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 $144,000±$9kHighest 73% above IL $108,400±$6kLowest 30% above IL
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $431,400±$8kHighest 64% above IL $314,700±$8kLowest 20% above IL
Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,119±$188Highest 66% above IL $1,749±$86Lowest 37% above IL
Property taxmedian, yearly $9,490Highest 79% above IL $7,748Lowest 46% above IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 43.6%±8.2Lowest IL: 47.9% 55.7%±6.6Highest 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 4.2%Lowest IL: 11.8% 9.2%Highest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 88%Highest IL: 67.1% 79.1%Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 2003Highest 32 yrs newer than IL 1989Lowest 18 yrs newer than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 33 minHighest 20% above IL 30 minLowest 8% above IL
Work from home 23.3%±2.4Highest IL: 15.9% 17.4%±1.7Lowest IL: 15.9%
Work in townworking residents 8.8%Lowest 11.3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.3 miHighest 14.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.63Lowest 1.09Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Chicago (15%)Chicago (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 3% work in BolingbrookFew work in Plainfield
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 7%Highest 5.7%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 12.3 miHighest 10.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miHighest 0.4 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 54Lowest 58Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 64.3Lowest 73.5Highest
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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