Dunlap ranks #18 in Indiana for trails
Dunlap is ranked on 28 lists against the 602 Indiana towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 5.
The lists Dunlap does best on
Each list ranks every IN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Dunlap marked.
Dunlap lands in the top half on 13 of 19 lists
Each dot is Dunlap’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IN, the right end is last. Areas where Dunlap does best come first.
More snow than 94% of Indiana
Not better or worse, just Dunlap’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Dunlap 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.
Where Dunlap 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.
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Notre Dame · 10.4 min
#55 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Washington · 49.8%
#82
Most trails#1 Winona Lake · 3.5 mi / sq mi
#18
Most walkable#1 Bicknell · 197 / sq mi
#176 Health
Healthiest#1 Carmel · 96 / 100
#277
Lowest obesity#1 Notre Dame · 25%
#487
Fewest smokers#1 Carmel · 8%
#163
Most active#1 Carmel · 15%
#152
Fewest uninsured#1 Zionsville · 4%
#504
Lowest depression#1 East Chicago · 19%
#101
Closest to a top hospital#1 East Chicago · 0.1 mi
#158 
People
Most educated#1 Notre Dame · 79.5%
#258
Youngest#1 Notre Dame · 20.3
#292
Oldest#1 Clay · 58.6
#314
Most residents 65+#1 Jamestown · 35.8%
#397
Most kids#1 Van Buren · 45.1%
#161 Cost of living
C Most affordable#1 Country Squire Lakes · 0.4 yrs #361
Cheapest rent#1 Madison · $537/mo
#505
Lowest property tax#1 Grissom AFB · $199/yr
#481
Rent easiest to afford#1 Vernon · 21.3%
Climate
Snowiest#1 Michigan City · 65 in
#37
Least snow#1 Jeffersonville · 4.3 in
#551
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
#420
Wettest#1 Ferdinand · 51 in
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Jamestown · 39%
#124
Most new homes#1 Whitestown · 44.0 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Logan · +90.9%
#270
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Speedway · 35.1 per home
Safety
Safest#1 St. John · 2.5
The number on the right is Dunlap’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.