Plainfield
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Outdoors in Plainfield
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About Plainfield
Town in Massachusetts, United StatesPlainfield is a town on the northwestern edge of Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States, about 25 miles east of Pittsfield and 30 miles northwest of Northampton. The population was 633 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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Housing in Plainfield
The typical Plainfield home is worth about $326,000, up 4.2% in a year, 51% below the Massachusetts typical home.
Work & commute in Plainfield
Full picture →Most working residents leave Plainfield for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Northampton (10%), Pittsfield (7%) and Westfield (5%). Half commute less than 22 miles.
Health in Plainfield
Compared with Massachusetts
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 15 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Plainfield
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 55% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Plainfield
Full climate →Plainfield has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 78°, a January night drops to 12°, and about 85 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Plainfield’s library
Library details →Where Plainfield is
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