Bicknell is #1 in Indiana for walkable streets
Bicknell is ranked on 30 lists against the 602 Indiana towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 3 and the top quarter on 3.
Bicknell is on Indiana’s podium 2 times
Each list ranks every IN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Bicknell marked.
Longer growing season than 95% of Indiana
Not better or worse, just Bicknell’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Bicknell lands in the top half on 7 of 18 lists
Each dot is Bicknell’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IN, the right end is last. Areas where Bicknell does best come first.
Every IN list, and where Bicknell lands
38 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Cost of living
C Most affordable#1 Country Squire Lakes · 0.4 yrs #2
Cheapest rent#1 Madison · $537/mo
#154
Lowest property tax#1 Grissom AFB · $199/yr
#8
Rent easiest to afford#1 Vernon · 21.3%
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Washington · 49.8%
#203
Most trails#1 Winona Lake · 3.5 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Bicknell · 197 / sq mi
#1 Health
Healthiest#1 Carmel · 96 / 100
#454
Lowest obesity#1 Notre Dame · 25%
#176
Fewest smokers#1 Carmel · 8%
#507
Most active#1 Carmel · 15%
#333
Fewest uninsured#1 Zionsville · 4%
#328
Lowest depression#1 East Chicago · 19%
#378
Closest to a top hospital#1 East Chicago · 0.1 mi
#461 
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Notre Dame · 10.4 min
#440 
People
Most educated#1 Notre Dame · 79.5%
#582
Youngest#1 Notre Dame · 20.3
#210
Oldest#1 Clay · 58.6
#396
Most residents 65+#1 Jamestown · 35.8%
#424
Most kids#1 Van Buren · 45.1%
#507 Climate
Snowiest#1 Michigan City · 65 in
#464
Least snow#1 Jeffersonville · 4.3 in
#124
Mildest winters#1 Tell City · 25.5°
#91
Hottest summers#1 Pigeon · 88.4°
#47
Coolest summers#1 Michigan City · 82.2°
#500
Longest growing season#1 Jeffersonville · 225 days
#32
Wettest#1 Ferdinand · 51 in
#123 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Jamestown · 39%
#551
Most new homes#1 Whitestown · 44.0 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Logan · +90.9%
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Speedway · 35.1 per home
Safety
Safest#1 St. John · 2.5
The number on the right is Bicknell’s spot. All of Indiana’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
Do the numbers ring true?
The lists count what can be counted. Neighbors know the rest.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
- 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.