Plainfield, IL: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Plainfield is a village in Will and Kendall counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. The population was 44,762 at the 2020 census. The village includes land in Will County's Plainfield and Wheatland townships, as well as Na-Au-Say and Oswego townships in Kendall County. With the growth in the Chicago suburbs in the 1990s and 2000s, the village has seen a population increase from 4,500 in 1990 to nearly 45,000 in 2020. It is midway between the cities of Naperville and Joliet in Chicago's collar counties. The village has established a community Preservation Commission and historic preservation ordinance. It is the home of the Lake Renwick Preserve, a county forest preserve used for birdwatchin…

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How Plainfield ranks

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#99Highest income in IL #168Fewest smokers in IL #181Most conserved land in IL All IL rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code60544, 60585, 60586

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Living in Plainfield

Housing in Plainfield

$429K▲ 1.7% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Plainfield home is worth about $429,000, up 1.7% in a year, 44% above the Illinois typical home.

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Health in Plainfield

B⁺

Health Grade B+

Healthier than 74% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

Compared with Illinois

8better than IL

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 24 are too close to call.

Conditions 4▲ 8 close Habits all close Care 1▲ 6 close Mind all close Everyday needs 3▲ 1 close

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What stands out

12.5%Fewer adults facing food insecurityIL 15.9% · better 2.7%Fewer adults who have had a strokeIL 3.3% · better

Care nearby

Saint Joseph Medical CenterJoliet · 5.5 mi · ER

Aunt Martha's Health Center West JolietJoliet · 5.5 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careNo shortage

DentalNo shortage

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

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Schools in Plainfield

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B

School Grade B

The public schools Plainfield’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 64% of Illinois’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

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DistrictPlainfield SD 202Schools19

Wallin Oaks Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 677 students Meadow View Elementary School C+Elementary · Grades K–5 · 627 students River View Elementary School BElementary · Grades K–5 · 584 students Central Elem School B+Elementary · Grades K–5 · 544 students Wesmere Elementary School C+Elementary · Grades K–5 · 544 students Lakewood Falls Elem School C+Elementary · Grades K–5 · 543 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within IL. Ratings are from neighbors.

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