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Plainfield, IN vs Charleston, SC

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- The median age of a home in Plainfield is 19.2% younger than the median age of a home in Charleston.
 Plainfield, INCharleston, SCUnited States
 Median Home Age26  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$493,200$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months17.8%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock67.9%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.96.6%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$4.9$11.0
 Homes Owned61.1%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock13.1%11.2%
 Homes Rented35.2%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Plainfield, INCharleston, SCUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$2,200$1,840
 Studio Apartment$860  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,590$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,190  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,230$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,870  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Plainfield, INCharleston, SCUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock2.9%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.8%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.5%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.3%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock3.8%3.6%
 Vacant Other1.2%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Plainfield, INCharleston, SCUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock0.7%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.7%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.7%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9991.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.8%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99915.7%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock4.6%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99935.8%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock23.5%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9993.1%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock16.2%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.1%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock3.9%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock2.1%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Plainfield, INCharleston, SCUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.7%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock20.0%13.6%
 2000 to 200922.9%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock10.6%13.6%
 1980 to 19899.1%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock8.8%14.8%
 1960 to 196915.3%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock5.5%10.0%
 1940 to 19492.1%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock11.9%12.2%
Reviews for Plainfield    3 Reviews

I've lived in Plainfield 3 years now and have lived in the Indianapolis metro area since 1998. Here are the major pluses I found with this town. - Pedestrian and  More

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Over 8 years ago

I moved my family (husband and kids) back to IN several years ago to be closer to family. After 6 (7? - I've lost track) years, we are ready to move on. We chose  More

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Over 19 years ago

I moved to Plainfield several years ago, and am really impressed by the focus on families, recreation, and values. The town has built a recreation complex that includes  More

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Reviews for Charleston    76 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Charleston is beautiful and unique and incredibly special. If you don't believe me, just ask Anthony Bourdain in his Parts Unknown episode - and he was an insightful  More

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Serious lack of health care and "good old boys club" whereby doctors will not even see the patient but diagnose them based on referring doctor. My sister died there for  More

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Over 5 years ago

Boy, has this once beautiful town changed...for the worse! I initially moved here 20 years ago because the people were so nice, no traffic, great choice of hospitals,  More

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