Beech Grove ranks #35 in Indiana for walkable streets
Beech Grove is ranked on 34 lists against the 602 Indiana towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 2.
The lists Beech Grove does best on
Each list ranks every IN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Beech Grove marked.
Beech Grove lands in the top half on 9 of 20 lists
Each dot is Beech Grove’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IN, the right end is last. Areas where Beech Grove does best come first.
Fewer homes per newcomer than 92% of Indiana
Not better or worse, just Beech Grove’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Beech Grove out-ranks 0 of its 2 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.
Where Beech Grove 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.
Health
Healthiest#1 Carmel · 96 / 100
#350
Lowest obesity#1 Notre Dame · 25%
#176
Fewest smokers#1 Carmel · 8%
#339
Most active#1 Carmel · 15%
#275
Fewest uninsured#1 Zionsville · 4%
#435
Lowest depression#1 East Chicago · 19%
#568
Closest to a top hospital#1 East Chicago · 0.1 mi
#110 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Washington · 49.8%
#222
Most trails#1 Winona Lake · 3.5 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Bicknell · 197 / sq mi
#35 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Notre Dame · 10.4 min
#177 People
Most educated#1 Notre Dame · 79.5%
#257
Youngest#1 Notre Dame · 20.3
#145
Oldest#1 Clay · 58.6
#455
Most residents 65+#1 Jamestown · 35.8%
#348
Most kids#1 Van Buren · 45.1%
#91 
Cost of living
C Most affordable#1 Country Squire Lakes · 0.4 yrs #254
Cheapest rent#1 Madison · $537/mo
#409
Lowest property tax#1 Grissom AFB · $199/yr
#442
Rent easiest to afford#1 Vernon · 21.3%
Safety
Safest#1 St. John · 2.5
#57 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Jamestown · 39%
#348
Most new homes#1 Whitestown · 44.0 per 1,000
#126
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Logan · +90.9%
#454
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Speedway · 35.1 per home
#7 Climate
Snowiest#1 Michigan City · 65 in
#213
Least snow#1 Jeffersonville · 4.3 in
#374
Mildest winters#1 Tell City · 25.5°
#213
Hottest summers#1 Pigeon · 88.4°
#200
Coolest summers#1 Michigan City · 82.2°
#344
Longest growing season#1 Jeffersonville · 225 days
#250
Wettest#1 Ferdinand · 51 in
#221 The number on the right is Beech Grove’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.