Edinburgh ranks #6 in Indiana for trails
Edinburgh is ranked on 33 lists against the 602 Indiana towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 2.
The lists Edinburgh does best on
Each list ranks every IN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Edinburgh marked.
Edinburgh lands in the top half on 9 of 19 lists
Each dot is Edinburgh’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IN, the right end is last. Areas where Edinburgh does best come first.
Fewer kids than 92% of Indiana
Not better or worse, just Edinburgh’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
3 spots from the top 3 for trails
Lists where Edinburgh sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Where Edinburgh 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.
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Washington · 49.8%
#272
Most trails#1 Winona Lake · 3.5 mi / sq mi
#6
Most walkable#1 Bicknell · 197 / sq mi
#105 
Cost of living
C Most affordable#1 Country Squire Lakes · 0.4 yrs #158
Cheapest rent#1 Madison · $537/mo
#156
Lowest property tax#1 Grissom AFB · $199/yr
#224
Rent easiest to afford#1 Vernon · 21.3%
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Jamestown · 39%
#476
Most new homes#1 Whitestown · 44.0 per 1,000
#45
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Logan · +90.9%
#328
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Speedway · 35.1 per home
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Notre Dame · 10.4 min
#263 Health
Healthiest#1 Carmel · 96 / 100
#515
Lowest obesity#1 Notre Dame · 25%
#541
Fewest smokers#1 Carmel · 8%
#507
Most active#1 Carmel · 15%
#396
Fewest uninsured#1 Zionsville · 4%
#328
Lowest depression#1 East Chicago · 19%
#510
Closest to a top hospital#1 East Chicago · 0.1 mi
#240 People
Most educated#1 Notre Dame · 79.5%
#568
Youngest#1 Notre Dame · 20.3
#492
Oldest#1 Clay · 58.6
#114
Most residents 65+#1 Jamestown · 35.8%
#278
Most kids#1 Van Buren · 45.1%
#552 Climate
Snowiest#1 Michigan City · 65 in
#436
Least snow#1 Jeffersonville · 4.3 in
#161
Mildest winters#1 Tell City · 25.5°
#125
Hottest summers#1 Pigeon · 88.4°
#159
Coolest summers#1 Michigan City · 82.2°
#388
Longest growing season#1 Jeffersonville · 225 days
#67
Wettest#1 Ferdinand · 51 in
#155 Safety
Safest#1 St. John · 2.5
The number on the right is Edinburgh’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.