Plainville
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Outdoors in Plainville
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About Plainville
Town in Massachusetts, United StatesPlainville is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 9,945 at the time of the 2020 census. Plainville is part of the Boston and Providence metropolitan areas.
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How Plainville ranks
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Housing in Plainville
The typical Plainville home is worth about $604,000, up 1.5% in a year, 9% below the Massachusetts typical home.
A strong seller's market
Safety in Plainville
Safety Grade C+
Plainville reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 56% report less.
Schools in Plainville
All Plainville schools →School Grade B+
The public schools Plainville’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 71% of Massachusetts’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
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 MA. Ratings are from neighbors.
Where Plainville is
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