Fremont ranks #8 in Indiana for cheap rent
Fremont 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 7.
Cooler summers than 100% of Indiana
Not better or worse, just Fremont’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Fremont does best on
Each list ranks every IN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Fremont marked.
Fremont lands in the top half on 13 of 20 lists
Each dot is Fremont’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IN, the right end is last. Areas where Fremont does best come first.
Where Fremont 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
#31 Health
Healthiest#1 Carmel · 96 / 100
#214
Lowest obesity#1 Notre Dame · 25%
#57
Fewest smokers#1 Carmel · 8%
#163
Most active#1 Carmel · 15%
#207
Fewest uninsured#1 Zionsville · 4%
#61
Lowest depression#1 East Chicago · 19%
#101
Closest to a top hospital#1 East Chicago · 0.1 mi
#566 Cost of living
C Most affordable#1 Country Squire Lakes · 0.4 yrs #180
Cheapest rent#1 Madison · $537/mo
#8
Lowest property tax#1 Grissom AFB · $199/yr
#121
Rent easiest to afford#1 Vernon · 21.3%
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Washington · 49.8%
#52
Most trails#1 Winona Lake · 3.5 mi / sq mi
#185
Most walkable#1 Bicknell · 197 / sq mi
#427 
People
Most educated#1 Notre Dame · 79.5%
#347
Youngest#1 Notre Dame · 20.3
#472
Oldest#1 Clay · 58.6
#135
Most residents 65+#1 Jamestown · 35.8%
#192
Most kids#1 Van Buren · 45.1%
#539 
Climate
Snowiest#1 Michigan City · 65 in
#69
Least snow#1 Jeffersonville · 4.3 in
#526
Mildest winters#1 Tell City · 25.5°
#538
Hottest summers#1 Pigeon · 88.4°
#545
Coolest summers#1 Michigan City · 82.2°
#2
Longest growing season#1 Jeffersonville · 225 days
#578
Wettest#1 Ferdinand · 51 in
#507 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Jamestown · 39%
#559
Most new homes#1 Whitestown · 44.0 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Logan · +90.9%
#60
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Speedway · 35.1 per home
Safety
Safest#1 St. John · 2.5
The number on the right is Fremont’s spot. All of Indiana’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
Do the numbers ring true?
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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.