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Plainfield, IL vs Boston, MA

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- Boston is 0% more densely populated than Plainfield.
- People are 46.9% less likely to be married in Boston.
- The Median Age is 4.7 years younger in Boston.
 Plainfield, ILBoston, MAUnited States
 Population  Unlock672,814329,725,481
 Female Population50.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock32.638.4
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 Population - 201039,990  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock589,141285,036,114
 Population - 19904,557  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock17.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now877.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock13,919.593.4
 Land Area24.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock41.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Plainfield, ILBoston, MAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 1410.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock7.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 348.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5417.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Plainfield, ILBoston, MAUnited States
 White68.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock21.7%12.2%
 Asian9.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.8%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.3%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock19.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Plainfield, ILBoston, MAUnited States
 Married Population62.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock30.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock66.6%50.2%
 Never Married27.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.3%10.8%
 Widowed3.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.302.60
 Households13,510  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock128,14780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children50.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock37.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,985  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock21.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children6.0%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Plainfield    13 Reviews
Peter · Plainfield, IL
Housing
Over 11 years ago

Plenty of housing in Plainfield, Joliet, IL area but norm on rent for a three bedroom house is around $2000.00  More

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Bp · Plainfield, IL
Grand Park Subdivision
Over 12 years ago

We transferred from the East Coast to Chicagoland and did not know where to live....We have kids and did NOT want the excess (read Drug Problems) in Naperville....Our  More

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Eric · Plainfield, IL
Plainfleld, IL
Over 12 years ago

Plainfield is a good place to live, housing is descent, low crime.   More

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Reviews for Boston    122 Reviews
Peter · East Sandwich, MA
Boston is great!
Over 2 years ago

health care in the country, plenty of jobs, gorgeous architecture, cool neighborhoods, lots of great restaurants, and always something to do. The beautiful coast, the  More

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Richard · Revere, MA
Many pros, but all are outweighed by the cons
Over 3 years ago

I've lived in/near Boston my whole life almost. It has many pros such as a big city feel, extremely safe, reliable train transportation, great food. However any pro  More

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Ketevani · Woburn, MA
Do you want to feel poor?! Come on down!
Over 4 years ago

I moved to MA from the country of Georgia in eastern Europe. Then traveled quite a bit in the U.S. Boston definitely has its own flavor. Suburbs offer okay schools,  More

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