Bluffton makes Indiana’s top 10 on 2 lists
Bluffton is ranked on 33 lists against the 602 Indiana towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 2 and the top quarter on 7.
The lists Bluffton does best on
Each list ranks every IN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Bluffton marked.
3 spots from the top 3 for a top hospital nearby
Lists where Bluffton sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Bluffton lands in the top half on 12 of 20 lists
Each dot is Bluffton’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IN, the right end is last. Areas where Bluffton does best come first.
Steadier prices than 64% of Indiana
Not better or worse, just Bluffton’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Where Bluffton 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.
Cost of living
C Most affordable#1 Country Squire Lakes · 0.4 yrs #137
Cheapest rent#1 Madison · $537/mo
#53
Lowest property tax#1 Grissom AFB · $199/yr
#103
Rent easiest to afford#1 Vernon · 21.3%
#7 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Notre Dame · 10.4 min
#77 Health
Healthiest#1 Carmel · 96 / 100
#339
Lowest obesity#1 Notre Dame · 25%
#438
Fewest smokers#1 Carmel · 8%
#247
Most active#1 Carmel · 15%
#333
Fewest uninsured#1 Zionsville · 4%
#328
Lowest depression#1 East Chicago · 19%
#214
Closest to a top hospital#1 East Chicago · 0.1 mi
#6 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Washington · 49.8%
#206
Most trails#1 Winona Lake · 3.5 mi / sq mi
#211
Most walkable#1 Bicknell · 197 / sq mi
#136 Safety
Safest#1 St. John · 2.5
#29 
People
Most educated#1 Notre Dame · 79.5%
#409
Youngest#1 Notre Dame · 20.3
#269
Oldest#1 Clay · 58.6
#334
Most residents 65+#1 Jamestown · 35.8%
#294
Most kids#1 Van Buren · 45.1%
#242 
Climate
Snowiest#1 Michigan City · 65 in
#265
Least snow#1 Jeffersonville · 4.3 in
#328
Mildest winters#1 Tell City · 25.5°
#298
Hottest summers#1 Pigeon · 88.4°
#287
Coolest summers#1 Michigan City · 82.2°
#240
Longest growing season#1 Jeffersonville · 225 days
#352
Wettest#1 Ferdinand · 51 in
#342 
The number on the right is Bluffton’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.