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Plainfield vs Willow Lake
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against South Dakota.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Plainfield has the most trails (6.4 mi).
Willow Lake has the most people working from home (40.7%).
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 | Plainfield | Willow Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 4Lowest |
32Highest |
| Median age | — | 63.8±3.1 68% above SD |
| Kids under 18 | 0%±100 SD: 24.2% |
0%±88.4 SD: 24.2% |
| Age 65+ | 0%±100Lowest SD: 18% |
21.9%±100Highest SD: 18% |
| Willow Lake and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 0%Lowest SD: 31.9% |
14.8%Highest SD: 31.9% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±100Lowest SD: 5% |
15.6%±33.8Highest SD: 5% |
| Willow Lake and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | — | $99,500±$29k 33% above SD |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | — | $700 74% below SD |
| Below poverty line | 0% SD: 11.9% |
0% SD: 11.9% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 100% SD: 68.6% |
100% SD: 68.6% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | — | 2011 31 yrs newer than SD |
| Getting to work | ||
| Work from home | 0%±100Lowest SD: 9.7% |
40.7%±17Highest SD: 9.7% |
| Willow Lake and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Work in townworking residents | 0% |
0% |
| Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line | 22.8 miLowest |
46.3 miHighest |
| Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub | 1.00Highest |
0.00Lowest |
| Top workplaceoutside town | Kimball (20%) | Oacoma (12%) |
| Between these townsresidents who work in the others | Few work in Willow Lake | Few work in Plainfield |
| Outdoors | ||
| Conserved landshare of the town | 20.5%Highest |
19%Lowest |
| Trailsmapped miles | 6.4 miHighest |
0.0 miLowest |
| Trail densitymiles per sq mi | 0.2 miHighest |
0.0 miLowest |
| Parks & preservesnamed on the map | 0 |
0 |
| Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure | 0.5 |
0.5 |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
SD average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data; commute flows: Census LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics. “±” 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.