Dyer makes Indiana’s top 10 on 3 lists
Dyer is ranked on 34 lists against the 602 Indiana towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 3 and the top quarter on 14.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every IN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Dyer marked.
Steadier prices than 99% of Indiana
Not better or worse, just Dyer’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Dyer lands in the top half on 15 of 21 lists
Each dot is Dyer’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IN, the right end is last. Areas where Dyer does best come first.
4 spots from the top 3 for trails
Lists where Dyer sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Dyer out-ranks 3 of its 4 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.
Every IN list, and where Dyer lands
38 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Safety
Safest#1 St. John · 2.5
#2 Health
Healthiest#1 Carmel · 96 / 100
#66
Lowest obesity#1 Notre Dame · 25%
#33
Fewest smokers#1 Carmel · 8%
#66
Most active#1 Carmel · 15%
#78
Fewest uninsured#1 Zionsville · 4%
#61
Lowest depression#1 East Chicago · 19%
#10
Closest to a top hospital#1 East Chicago · 0.1 mi
#258 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Washington · 49.8%
#40
Most trails#1 Winona Lake · 3.5 mi / sq mi
#7
Most walkable#1 Bicknell · 197 / sq mi
#72 
People
Most educated#1 Notre Dame · 79.5%
#81
Youngest#1 Notre Dame · 20.3
#559
Oldest#1 Clay · 58.6
#43
Most residents 65+#1 Jamestown · 35.8%
#30
Most kids#1 Van Buren · 45.1%
#512 
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Notre Dame · 10.4 min
#499 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Jamestown · 39%
#342
Most new homes#1 Whitestown · 44.0 per 1,000
#112
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Logan · +90.9%
#513
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Speedway · 35.1 per home
Cost of living
C Most affordable#1 Country Squire Lakes · 0.4 yrs #547
Cheapest rent#1 Madison · $537/mo
#491
Lowest property tax#1 Grissom AFB · $199/yr
#587
Rent easiest to afford#1 Vernon · 21.3%
Climate
Snowiest#1 Michigan City · 65 in
#183
Least snow#1 Jeffersonville · 4.3 in
#398
Mildest winters#1 Tell City · 25.5°
#461
Hottest summers#1 Pigeon · 88.4°
#376
Coolest summers#1 Michigan City · 82.2°
#166
Longest growing season#1 Jeffersonville · 225 days
#352
Wettest#1 Ferdinand · 51 in
#447 The number on the right is Dyer’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.