Plainfield, IN vs Brownsburg, IN

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

MetricPlainfield, INBrownsburg, IN
Population36,36931,215
Median Household Income$87,272$102,235
Median Rent$1,499/mo$1,486/mo
Median Home Value$280,600$309,400
Cost of Living (US = 100)9696
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income41.4%50.2%
Poverty Rate8.1%7.5%
Unemployment Rate3.3%2.9%
Violent Crime Rate /100k17146
Property Crime Rate /100k1,227677
Median AQI3535
Good AQI Days /yr333333
Summer Highs84°F84°F
Winter Lows22°F24°F
Snowfall26 in/yr17 in/yr
Avg Commute22.8 min24.2 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher17.717
College Degree Rate32.7%46.8%
Foreign-Born %9.7%8.3%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+11.3%+17.4%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.