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Plainfield, IL
Illinois · Kendall County · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin Metro
Plainfield is a mid-size city in Illinois with a population of 45,705. Residents earn $142,265 per year, which is 89% above the national average.
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45,705
Population
1,765/sq mi density
$142,265
Median Income
$53,675 per capita
$398,000
Home Value
$417,359 Zillow
$1,889
Median Rent
27.7% income on rent
51°F
Avg Temperature
275 sunny days/yr
123
Violent Crime/100K
564 property/100K
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Overall
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Great overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education
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Economy
4.9 / 5.0
$142,265 median income, 2.7% unemployment
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Affordability
5.0 / 5.0
$398,000 home value, $1,889/mo rent
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Safety
1.0 / 5.0
123 violent crimes/100K (68% below avg)
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Education
5.0 / 5.0
54.9% bachelor's degree or higher
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UFO Sightings
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Reported UFO sightings from the National UFO Reporting Center database
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Mines
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UFO Sightings Near Plainfield, IL
20 UFO sighting reports from the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC) found near Plainfield, IL.
| Name | Year | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Plainfield, IL | 2013 | Red ball object seen in plainfield glowed bright dimmed flew off |
| Plainfield, IL | 2013 | There were 2 objects hovering below the clouds, they appeared to be on fire. Both object moved in different directions into the clouds. |
| Plainfield, IL | 2013 | Two balls of fire hovering in the sky over Plainfield, Illinois. |
| Plainfield, IL | 2013 | Three exremely large white bright lights in the shape of an obtuse triangle hovering over Joliet and could be seen from Plainfield, IL. |
| Plainfield, IL | 2012 | Low level brightly colored reddish orange object flying over Plainfield, IL 9-3-12 at 9:05 PM |
| Plainfield, IL | 2011 | Three Spinning Green Lights Hovering Above the Subdivision. |
| Plainfield, IL | 2011 | While outside in my backyard tending a fire pit while seated, facing south my 8 year old son facing north pointed up in the sky just ov |
| Plainfield, IL | 2011 | 5 firey red orbs in a checkmark formation |
| Plainfield, IL | 2011 | JUL 29, 2011, large orange fireball with ring around it moving East to West, then moving almost straight up |
| Plainfield, IL | 2010 | I went outside for a cigarette on my front porch. I heard a crazy sound and immediately got sort of frightended. I looked up and saw a |
| Plainfield, IL | 2010 | red orb seen in plainfield.illinois at route 126 and druden |
| Plainfield, IL | 2010 | Fireball over Plainfield, Illinois. |
| Plainfield, IL | 2009 | Yellow round shape object flying past our home ,never seen this before very weird |
| Plainfield, IL | 2008 | there was somethin catching the light from the sun and it vanished after about 10 seconds |
| Plainfield, IL | 2007 | the object stopped in mid air and changed directions 4 times, then flew away north |
| Plainfield (near shorewood), IL | 2006 | 2 low flying lights traveling east near Caton Farm Road and Red Hawk Drive, visible for 10 seconds. |
| Plainfield, IL | 2006 | Single light moves through sky at alarming rate In Plaifield, Illinois |
| Plainfield, IL | 2006 | My dad wanted me to tell you that in October of 2006 he was putting up christmas lights and my brother was with him and my dad looked u |
| Plainfield, IL | 2004 | Flash in the sky in Plainfield, IL |
| Plainfield, IL | 1999 | I witnessed an extremely bright purple flash followed by a white light blinking and moving at high speed from north to south |