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A town of 9,943 people in Norfolk County, Massachusetts
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About Plainville

Town in Massachusetts, United States
1661Established
9,945Population
11.5 sq miArea
249 ftElevation

Plainville 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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Housing in Plainville

$604K▲ 1.5% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

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

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market22
Sale-to-list99.1%
Sold in May9
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Safety in Plainville

C+

Safety Grade C+

Plainville reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 56% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000
Plainville 2.3
Massachusetts 3
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Plainville 10.7
Massachusetts 10.4
U.S. 15.5
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B+

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.

#102Best public schoolsof 282 in MA
DistrictPlainvilleSchools2

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