Covington ranks #13 in Indiana for walkable streets
Covington is ranked on 33 lists against the 602 Indiana towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 6.
The lists Covington does best on
Each list ranks every IN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Covington marked.
Covington lands in the top half on 13 of 20 lists
Each dot is Covington’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IN, the right end is last. Areas where Covington does best come first.
More year-round than 91% of Indiana
Not better or worse, just Covington’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
3 spots from the top 10 for walkable streets
Lists where Covington sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Every IN list, and where Covington 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
#25 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Washington · 49.8%
#163
Most trails#1 Winona Lake · 3.5 mi / sq mi
#35
Most walkable#1 Bicknell · 197 / sq mi
#13 
Health
Healthiest#1 Carmel · 96 / 100
#335
Lowest obesity#1 Notre Dame · 25%
#375
Fewest smokers#1 Carmel · 8%
#163
Most active#1 Carmel · 15%
#333
Fewest uninsured#1 Zionsville · 4%
#61
Lowest depression#1 East Chicago · 19%
#101
Closest to a top hospital#1 East Chicago · 0.1 mi
#545 Cost of living
C Most affordable#1 Country Squire Lakes · 0.4 yrs #196
Cheapest rent#1 Madison · $537/mo
#165
Lowest property tax#1 Grissom AFB · $199/yr
#256
Rent easiest to afford#1 Vernon · 21.3%
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Jamestown · 39%
#548
Most new homes#1 Whitestown · 44.0 per 1,000
#67
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Logan · +90.9%
#242
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Speedway · 35.1 per home
People
Most educated#1 Notre Dame · 79.5%
#400
Youngest#1 Notre Dame · 20.3
#510
Oldest#1 Clay · 58.6
#93
Most residents 65+#1 Jamestown · 35.8%
#152
Most kids#1 Van Buren · 45.1%
#391 Climate
Snowiest#1 Michigan City · 65 in
#365
Least snow#1 Jeffersonville · 4.3 in
#235
Mildest winters#1 Tell City · 25.5°
#358
Hottest summers#1 Pigeon · 88.4°
#147
Coolest summers#1 Michigan City · 82.2°
#402
Longest growing season#1 Jeffersonville · 225 days
#506
Wettest#1 Ferdinand · 51 in
#367 Safety
Safest#1 St. John · 2.5
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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.