Brown ranks #38 in Indiana for graduation rate
Brown is ranked on 29 lists against the 602 Indiana towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 1.
More seniors than 98% of Indiana
Not better or worse, just Brown’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Brown out-ranks every neighbor it can be compared with
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.
Brown lands in the top half on 10 of 16 lists
Each dot is Brown’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IN, the right end is last. Areas where Brown does best come first.
The lists Brown does best on
Each list ranks every IN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Brown marked.
Every IN list, and where Brown lands
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
#289
Lowest obesity#1 Notre Dame · 25%
#375
Fewest smokers#1 Carmel · 8%
#247
Most active#1 Carmel · 15%
#207
Fewest uninsured#1 Zionsville · 4%
#174
Lowest depression#1 East Chicago · 19%
#214
Closest to a top hospital#1 East Chicago · 0.1 mi
#286 
Cost of living
C Most affordable#1 Country Squire Lakes · 0.4 yrs #350
Cheapest rent#1 Madison · $537/mo
Lowest property tax#1 Grissom AFB · $199/yr
#238
Rent easiest to afford#1 Vernon · 21.3%
People
Most educated#1 Notre Dame · 79.5%
#459
Youngest#1 Notre Dame · 20.3
#439
Oldest#1 Clay · 58.6
#167
Most residents 65+#1 Jamestown · 35.8%
#11
Most kids#1 Van Buren · 45.1%
#212 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Notre Dame · 10.4 min
#467 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
#538 Climate
Snowiest#1 Michigan City · 65 in
#165
Least snow#1 Jeffersonville · 4.3 in
#436
Mildest winters#1 Tell City · 25.5°
#220
Hottest summers#1 Pigeon · 88.4°
#332
Coolest summers#1 Michigan City · 82.2°
#231
Longest growing season#1 Jeffersonville · 225 days
#210
Wettest#1 Ferdinand · 51 in
#172 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Jamestown · 39%
#237
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 Brown’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.