Population
Lawrence
88,297
Plainfield
54,515
Median Income
Lawrence
$57,903
Plainfield
$80,334
Home Value
Lawrence
$393,500
Plainfield
$383,300
Rent
Lawrence
$1,569
Plainfield
$1,673
Crime Rate
Lawrence
4.40
Plainfield
4.11
Cost of Living
Lawrence
126.0
Plainfield
155.7
Avg Temp
Lawrence
N/A
Plainfield
N/A
Unemployment
Lawrence
8.7%
Plainfield
9.3%
How Similar Are Lawrence & Plainfield?
Plainfield is Lawrence's #20 most similar city
4 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Lawrence
88,297
Plainfield
54,515
Lawrence has a 38% larger population than Plainfield.
Violent Crime
Lawrence
4.40
Plainfield
4.11
Both cities have similar violent crime — just a 7% difference.
Property Crime
Lawrence
9.99
Plainfield
16.10
Plainfield has a 38% higher property crime than Lawrence.
Political Leaning
Lawrence
38.9%
Plainfield
37.0%
Both cities lean Democratic with similar vote shares — 5% difference.
Unemployment
Lawrence
8.7%
Plainfield
9.3%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 7% difference.
Median Income
Lawrence
$57,903
Plainfield
$80,334
Plainfield has a 28% higher median income than Lawrence.
Home Values
Lawrence
$393,500
Plainfield
$383,300
Both cities have similar home values — just a 3% difference.
Education
Lawrence
10.3%
Plainfield
14.2%
Plainfield has a 28% higher education than Lawrence.
Demographics
Lawrence
22.5%
Plainfield
10.4%
Lawrence's demographics is significantly higher than Plainfield's — 54% difference.
Cost of Living
Lawrence
126.0
Plainfield
155.7
Plainfield has a 19% higher cost of living than Lawrence.
4 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Lawrence and Plainfield share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Lawrence
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Plainfield
Lawrence leads in 5 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Lawrence leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDPlainfield has a fair market rent (1br) of $1,822 vs $2,476 in Lawrence (36% lower). Plainfield has a fair market rent (2br) of $2,205 vs $2,941 in Lawrence (33% lower). Lawrence scores 94.6 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 125.1 in Plainfield.
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Housing Market — Lawrence leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSLawrence has a median property tax of $3,366 vs $10,001 in Plainfield (66% lower). Lawrence has a vacancy rate of 2.9% compared to 5.2% in Plainfield. Plainfield has a single-family homes of 45.9% compared to 27.5% in Lawrence.
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Jobs & Economy — Plainfield leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSLawrence: 46,093 vs Plainfield: 29,561 for labor force. Plainfield has a median household income of $80,334 vs $57,903 in Lawrence (28% higher). Lawrence: 22 min vs Plainfield: 28 min for mean commute.
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Crime & Safety — Lawrence leads
Source: FBI UCRLawrence has a property crime clearance of 18.2% compared to 9.7% in Plainfield. Lawrence has a violent crime clearance of 68.5% compared to 41.7% in Plainfield. Lawrence has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.52 compared to 1.04 in Plainfield.
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Weather & Climate
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Schools & Education — Plainfield leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauPlainfield has a bachelor's degree or higher of 14.2% compared to 10.3% in Lawrence. Plainfield has a high school diploma or higher of 32.6% compared to 32.0% in Lawrence.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSLawrence has a population of 88,297, about 1.6x the size of Plainfield (54,515).
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Lawrence
Plainfield
Healthcare — Lawrence leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareLawrence: 3.8 vs Plainfield: 3.3 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute — Lawrence leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSLawrence has a bicycle of 0.4% compared to 0.2% in Plainfield. Lawrence: 22 min vs Plainfield: 28 min for mean commute time. Plainfield has a public transit of 4.5% compared to 3.6% in Lawrence.
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