Ferdinand ranks #10 in Indiana for public schools
Ferdinand is ranked on 34 lists against the 602 Indiana towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 8.
Wetter than 100% of Indiana
Not better or worse, just Ferdinand’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Ferdinand does best on
Each list ranks every IN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Ferdinand marked.
Ferdinand lands in the top half on 13 of 20 lists
Each dot is Ferdinand’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IN, the right end is last. Areas where Ferdinand does best come first.
4 spots from the top 10 for health insurance
Lists where Ferdinand sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Where Ferdinand 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.
Health
Healthiest#1 Carmel · 96 / 100
#112
Lowest obesity#1 Notre Dame · 25%
#176
Fewest smokers#1 Carmel · 8%
#66
Most active#1 Carmel · 15%
#110
Fewest uninsured#1 Zionsville · 4%
#14
Lowest depression#1 East Chicago · 19%
#56
Closest to a top hospital#1 East Chicago · 0.1 mi
#276 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Notre Dame · 10.4 min
#114 People
Most educated#1 Notre Dame · 79.5%
#167
Youngest#1 Notre Dame · 20.3
#540
Oldest#1 Clay · 58.6
#63
Most residents 65+#1 Jamestown · 35.8%
#27
Most kids#1 Van Buren · 45.1%
#326 
Cost of living
C Most affordable#1 Country Squire Lakes · 0.4 yrs #342
Cheapest rent#1 Madison · $537/mo
#129
Lowest property tax#1 Grissom AFB · $199/yr
#325
Rent easiest to afford#1 Vernon · 21.3%
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Washington · 49.8%
#136
Most trails#1 Winona Lake · 3.5 mi / sq mi
#216
Most walkable#1 Bicknell · 197 / sq mi
#408 
Climate
Snowiest#1 Michigan City · 65 in
#571
Least snow#1 Jeffersonville · 4.3 in
#25
Mildest winters#1 Tell City · 25.5°
#46
Hottest summers#1 Pigeon · 88.4°
#56
Coolest summers#1 Michigan City · 82.2°
#493
Longest growing season#1 Jeffersonville · 225 days
#52
Wettest#1 Ferdinand · 51 in
#1 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Jamestown · 39%
#90
Most new homes#1 Whitestown · 44.0 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Logan · +90.9%
#517
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Speedway · 35.1 per home
Safety
Safest#1 St. John · 2.5
The number on the right is Ferdinand’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.