Martinsville, IN vs Plainfield, IN

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricMartinsville, INPlainfield, IN
Population11,93336,369
Median Household Income$60,177$87,272
Median Rent$983/mo$1,499/mo
Median Home Value$163,400$280,600
Cost of Living (US = 100)9696
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income46.1%41.4%
Poverty Rate12.9%8.1%
Unemployment Rate3.4% (county)3.3%
Violent Crime Rate /100k—*171
Property Crime Rate /100k—*1,227
Median AQI—35
Good AQI Days /yr—333
Summer Highs83°F84°F
Winter Lows21°F22°F
Snowfall17 in/yr26 in/yr
Avg Commute28.5 min22.8 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher14.117.7
College Degree Rate12.6%32.7%
Foreign-Born %1.8%9.7%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+1.7%+11.3%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Martinsville (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.