Bainbridge makes Indiana’s top 10 on 2 lists
Bainbridge is ranked on 34 lists against the 602 Indiana towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 2 and the top quarter on 8.
The lists Bainbridge does best on
Each list ranks every IN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Bainbridge marked.
Bainbridge lands in the top half on 14 of 21 lists
Each dot is Bainbridge’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IN, the right end is last. Areas where Bainbridge does best come first.
Wetter than 94% of Indiana
Not better or worse, just Bainbridge’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
2 spots from the top 3 for affordable rent
Lists where Bainbridge sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Where Bainbridge lands in every IN ranking
38 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Notre Dame · 10.4 min
#7 Health
Healthiest#1 Carmel · 96 / 100
#223
Lowest obesity#1 Notre Dame · 25%
#305
Fewest smokers#1 Carmel · 8%
#110
Most active#1 Carmel · 15%
#207
Fewest uninsured#1 Zionsville · 4%
#328
Lowest depression#1 East Chicago · 19%
#56
Closest to a top hospital#1 East Chicago · 0.1 mi
#16 Cost of living
C Most affordable#1 Country Squire Lakes · 0.4 yrs #403
Cheapest rent#1 Madison · $537/mo
#123
Lowest property tax#1 Grissom AFB · $199/yr
#416
Rent easiest to afford#1 Vernon · 21.3%
#5 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Washington · 49.8%
#125
Most trails#1 Winona Lake · 3.5 mi / sq mi
#301
Most walkable#1 Bicknell · 197 / sq mi
#269 People
Most educated#1 Notre Dame · 79.5%
#222
Youngest#1 Notre Dame · 20.3
#280
Oldest#1 Clay · 58.6
#319
Most residents 65+#1 Jamestown · 35.8%
#156
Most kids#1 Van Buren · 45.1%
#249 
Climate
Snowiest#1 Michigan City · 65 in
#504
Least snow#1 Jeffersonville · 4.3 in
#95
Mildest winters#1 Tell City · 25.5°
#76
Hottest summers#1 Pigeon · 88.4°
#40
Coolest summers#1 Michigan City · 82.2°
#501
Longest growing season#1 Jeffersonville · 225 days
#155
Wettest#1 Ferdinand · 51 in
#35 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Jamestown · 39%
#268
Most new homes#1 Whitestown · 44.0 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Logan · +90.9%
#470
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Speedway · 35.1 per home
Safety
Safest#1 St. John · 2.5
The number on the right is Bainbridge’s spot. All of Indiana’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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- 2,500+ residents. Census estimates for smaller towns carry margins of error too wide to rank fairly, so they sit out every IN list.
- One town, one row. A city that is both a city and a town in Census data, or a village inside a town, is counted once.
- Ties share a rank. Towns on one weather station, one school district or one CDC estimate share a figure, so they share a spot (T).
- No “worst” lists. Lists rank toward the good end, and share cards are made only for the top half. Age, snow and the like are character, not grades.
U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, 2010 and 2020 censuses, Building Permits Survey), U.S. Department of Education, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, CDC PLACES, Medicare Care Compare, IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FHFA House Price Index, NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. Each list explains its own method.