Bolingbrook vs Plainfield
Bolingbrook, IL compared with Plainfield, IL · 8 miles apart
Bolingbrook has 74,803 residents to Plainfield’s 50,043. Bolingbrook comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, price to income. Plainfield does better on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +.
| Bolingbrook, IL | Plainfield, IL | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 74,803 | 50,043 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 2,997 | 1,914 |
| Median household income | $108,400 | $144,000 |
| Median home value | $314,700 | $431,400 |
| Median rent | $1,749 | $2,119 |
| Homeownership | 79.1% | 88% |
| Average commute | 30 min | 33.3 min |
| Median age | 37.2 | 37.5 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 39.6% | 56% |
| Poverty rate | 9.2% | 4.2% |
| Unemployment | 5.7% | 3.8% |
| Price to income | 2.9× | 3× |
| Clear days a year | — | 21 |
| Days above 90°F | — | 9 |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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