Rankings · How Plainfield ranks in PA
Plainfield ranks #28 in Pennsylvania for graduation rate
Plainfield is ranked on 28 lists against the 1,057 Pennsylvania towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 2.
Lists ranked on
28
of PA’s 1,057 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #28 highest graduation rate
Top-quarter finishes
2
of 15 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Schools
Top 24% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
The lists Plainfield does best on
Each list ranks every PA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Plainfield marked.
At a glance
Plainfield lands in the top half on 7 of 15 lists
Each dot is Plainfield’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in PA, the right end is last. Areas where Plainfield does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#395/1057 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#488/990 People
Most educated#738/1057 What kind of place
Fewer kids than 94% of Pennsylvania
Not better or worse, just Plainfield’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Fewer kids than 94% of PA towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
13.2% of residents are under 18
Older than 93% of PA towns
YoungerOlder
52.4 median age
More seniors than 93% of PA towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
29.4% of residents are 65+
Wetter than 93% of PA towns
DrierWetter
50 in of rain + melted snow a year
Shorter growing season than 82% of PA towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
168 days between frosts
Faster-rising prices than 77% of PA towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+57.9% in home prices, 5 years
Less snow than 74% of PA towns
Less snowMore snow
23 in of snow a year
Colder winters than 74% of PA towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
18.9° January low
More year-round than 69% of PA towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0% of homes are seasonal
Cooler summers than 51% of PA towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
84.3° July high
Almost there
3 spots from the top 25 for graduation rate
Lists where Plainfield sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Next door
Plainfield out-ranks 1 of its 7 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.