Plainfield, IN vs Terre Haute, IN

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

MetricPlainfield, INTerre Haute, IN
Population36,36958,427
Median Household Income$87,272$43,126
Median Rent$1,499/mo$922/mo
Median Home Value$280,600$115,700
Cost of Living (US = 100)9688
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income41.4%56.8%
Poverty Rate8.1%24.7%
Unemployment Rate3.3%4.3%
Violent Crime Rate /100k171494
Property Crime Rate /100k1,2273,193
Median AQI3545
Good AQI Days /yr333218
Summer Highs84°F89°F
Winter Lows22°F22°F
Snowfall26 in/yr15 in/yr
Avg Commute22.8 min18.5 min
Hospitals13
Avg Hospital Rating—2.5 / 5
Students per Teacher18.713.3
College Degree Rate32.7%24.6%
Foreign-Born %9.7%4.1%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+11.3%+0.6%

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