How Bourbon compares across Indiana
Bourbon is ranked on 32 lists against the 602 Indiana towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 1.
More snow than 97% of Indiana
Not better or worse, just Bourbon’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Bourbon lands in the top half on 7 of 18 lists
Each dot is Bourbon’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IN, the right end is last. Areas where Bourbon does best come first.
The lists Bourbon does best on
Each list ranks every IN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Bourbon marked.
Where Bourbon 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
#147 Cost of living
C Most affordable#1 Country Squire Lakes · 0.4 yrs #229
Cheapest rent#1 Madison · $537/mo
#234
Lowest property tax#1 Grissom AFB · $199/yr
#300
Rent easiest to afford#1 Vernon · 21.3%
Health
Healthiest#1 Carmel · 96 / 100
#381
Lowest obesity#1 Notre Dame · 25%
#487
Fewest smokers#1 Carmel · 8%
#339
Most active#1 Carmel · 15%
#396
Fewest uninsured#1 Zionsville · 4%
#328
Lowest depression#1 East Chicago · 19%
#378
Closest to a top hospital#1 East Chicago · 0.1 mi
#265 People
Most educated#1 Notre Dame · 79.5%
#363
Youngest#1 Notre Dame · 20.3
#89
Oldest#1 Clay · 58.6
#516
Most residents 65+#1 Jamestown · 35.8%
#425
Most kids#1 Van Buren · 45.1%
#182 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Washington · 49.8%
Most trails#1 Winona Lake · 3.5 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Bicknell · 197 / sq mi
#533 Climate
Snowiest#1 Michigan City · 65 in
#18
Least snow#1 Jeffersonville · 4.3 in
#573
Mildest winters#1 Tell City · 25.5°
#508
Hottest summers#1 Pigeon · 88.4°
#477
Coolest summers#1 Michigan City · 82.2°
#83
Longest growing season#1 Jeffersonville · 225 days
#370
Wettest#1 Ferdinand · 51 in
#426 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Jamestown · 39%
#570
Most new homes#1 Whitestown · 44.0 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Logan · +90.9%
#68
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Speedway · 35.1 per home
Safety
Safest#1 St. John · 2.5
The number on the right is Bourbon’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.