Carr ranks #13 in Indiana for conserved land
Carr is ranked on 31 lists against the 602 Indiana towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 11.
Wetter than 99% of Indiana
Not better or worse, just Carr’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Carr does best on
Each list ranks every IN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Carr marked.
Carr lands in the top half on 12 of 18 lists
Each dot is Carr’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IN, the right end is last. Areas where Carr does best come first.
3 spots from the top 10 for conserved land
Lists where Carr sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Carr out-ranks 5 of its 6 ranked neighbors
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.
Where Carr 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.
Health
Healthiest#1 Carmel · 96 / 100
#53
Lowest obesity#1 Notre Dame · 25%
#234
Fewest smokers#1 Carmel · 8%
#40
Most active#1 Carmel · 15%
#31
Fewest uninsured#1 Zionsville · 4%
#14
Lowest depression#1 East Chicago · 19%
#101
Closest to a top hospital#1 East Chicago · 0.1 mi
#422 People
Most educated#1 Notre Dame · 79.5%
#24
Youngest#1 Notre Dame · 20.3
#463
Oldest#1 Clay · 58.6
#141
Most residents 65+#1 Jamestown · 35.8%
#488
Most kids#1 Van Buren · 45.1%
#518 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Washington · 49.8%
#13
Most trails#1 Winona Lake · 3.5 mi / sq mi
#54
Most walkable#1 Bicknell · 197 / sq mi
#370 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Notre Dame · 10.4 min
#380 Cost of living
C Most affordable#1 Country Squire Lakes · 0.4 yrs #554
Cheapest rent#1 Madison · $537/mo
#558
Lowest property tax#1 Grissom AFB · $199/yr
#514
Rent easiest to afford#1 Vernon · 21.3%
Climate
Snowiest#1 Michigan City · 65 in
#486
Least snow#1 Jeffersonville · 4.3 in
#106
Mildest winters#1 Tell City · 25.5°
#57
Hottest summers#1 Pigeon · 88.4°
#87
Coolest summers#1 Michigan City · 82.2°
#458
Longest growing season#1 Jeffersonville · 225 days
#181
Wettest#1 Ferdinand · 51 in
#9 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Jamestown · 39%
#456
Most new homes#1 Whitestown · 44.0 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Logan · +90.9%
#445
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Speedway · 35.1 per home
Safety
Safest#1 St. John · 2.5
The number on the right is Carr’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.