Brownstown ranks #18 in Indiana for walkable streets
Brownstown is ranked on 26 lists against the 602 Indiana towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 5.
More seniors than 98% of Indiana
Not better or worse, just Brownstown’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Brownstown does best on
Each list ranks every IN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Brownstown marked.
Brownstown lands in the top half on 12 of 18 lists
Each dot is Brownstown’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IN, the right end is last. Areas where Brownstown does best come first.
Where Brownstown 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 #126
Cheapest rent#1 Madison · $537/mo
#19
Lowest property tax#1 Grissom AFB · $199/yr
#39
Rent easiest to afford#1 Vernon · 21.3%
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Notre Dame · 10.4 min
#115 Health
Healthiest#1 Carmel · 96 / 100
#246
Lowest obesity#1 Notre Dame · 25%
#176
Fewest smokers#1 Carmel · 8%
#163
Most active#1 Carmel · 15%
#275
Fewest uninsured#1 Zionsville · 4%
#174
Lowest depression#1 East Chicago · 19%
#378
Closest to a top hospital#1 East Chicago · 0.1 mi
#238 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Washington · 49.8%
#336
Most trails#1 Winona Lake · 3.5 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Bicknell · 197 / sq mi
#18 
People
Most educated#1 Notre Dame · 79.5%
#456
Youngest#1 Notre Dame · 20.3
#373
Oldest#1 Clay · 58.6
#233
Most residents 65+#1 Jamestown · 35.8%
#13
Most kids#1 Van Buren · 45.1%
#158 
Climate
Snowiest#1 Michigan City · 65 in
#425
Least snow#1 Jeffersonville · 4.3 in
#169
Mildest winters#1 Tell City · 25.5°
Hottest summers#1 Pigeon · 88.4°
Coolest summers#1 Michigan City · 82.2°
Longest growing season#1 Jeffersonville · 225 days
#172
Wettest#1 Ferdinand · 51 in
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Jamestown · 39%
#70
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 Brownstown’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.