Centerville ranks #99 in Indiana for short commutes
Centerville 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 3.
More year-round than 96% of Indiana
Not better or worse, just Centerville’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Centerville does best on
Each list ranks every IN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Centerville marked.
Centerville lands in the top half on 8 of 18 lists
Each dot is Centerville’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IN, the right end is last. Areas where Centerville does best come first.
Every IN list, and where Centerville lands
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
#99 Cost of living
C Most affordable#1 Country Squire Lakes · 0.4 yrs #136
Cheapest rent#1 Madison · $537/mo
#150
Lowest property tax#1 Grissom AFB · $199/yr
#297
Rent easiest to afford#1 Vernon · 21.3%
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
#241 Health
Healthiest#1 Carmel · 96 / 100
#462
Lowest obesity#1 Notre Dame · 25%
#176
Fewest smokers#1 Carmel · 8%
#507
Most active#1 Carmel · 15%
#449
Fewest uninsured#1 Zionsville · 4%
#328
Lowest depression#1 East Chicago · 19%
#510
Closest to a top hospital#1 East Chicago · 0.1 mi
#480 
People
Most educated#1 Notre Dame · 79.5%
#522
Youngest#1 Notre Dame · 20.3
#397
Oldest#1 Clay · 58.6
#211
Most residents 65+#1 Jamestown · 35.8%
#395
Most kids#1 Van Buren · 45.1%
#102 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Jamestown · 39%
#579
Most new homes#1 Whitestown · 44.0 per 1,000
#122
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Logan · +90.9%
#491
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Speedway · 35.1 per home
Climate
Snowiest#1 Michigan City · 65 in
#237
Least snow#1 Jeffersonville · 4.3 in
#360
Mildest winters#1 Tell City · 25.5°
#245
Hottest summers#1 Pigeon · 88.4°
#247
Coolest summers#1 Michigan City · 82.2°
#320
Longest growing season#1 Jeffersonville · 225 days
#315
Wettest#1 Ferdinand · 51 in
#205 Safety
Safest#1 St. John · 2.5
The number on the right is Centerville’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.