Garrett ranks #38 in Indiana for graduation rate
Garrett is ranked on 31 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 Garrett does best on
Each list ranks every IN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Garrett marked.
Garrett lands in the top half on 10 of 18 lists
Each dot is Garrett’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IN, the right end is last. Areas where Garrett does best come first.
Drier than 94% of Indiana
Not better or worse, just Garrett’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Where Garrett 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.
Cost of living
C Most affordable#1 Country Squire Lakes · 0.4 yrs #157
Cheapest rent#1 Madison · $537/mo
#184
Lowest property tax#1 Grissom AFB · $199/yr
#58
Rent easiest to afford#1 Vernon · 21.3%
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Notre Dame · 10.4 min
#135 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Washington · 49.8%
#126
Most trails#1 Winona Lake · 3.5 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Bicknell · 197 / sq mi
#125 Health
Healthiest#1 Carmel · 96 / 100
#347
Lowest obesity#1 Notre Dame · 25%
#541
Fewest smokers#1 Carmel · 8%
#339
Most active#1 Carmel · 15%
#275
Fewest uninsured#1 Zionsville · 4%
#328
Lowest depression#1 East Chicago · 19%
#510
Closest to a top hospital#1 East Chicago · 0.1 mi
#295 People
Most educated#1 Notre Dame · 79.5%
#477
Youngest#1 Notre Dame · 20.3
#301
Oldest#1 Clay · 58.6
#308
Most residents 65+#1 Jamestown · 35.8%
#349
Most kids#1 Van Buren · 45.1%
#322 
Climate
Snowiest#1 Michigan City · 65 in
#149
Least snow#1 Jeffersonville · 4.3 in
#439
Mildest winters#1 Tell City · 25.5°
#464
Hottest summers#1 Pigeon · 88.4°
#446
Coolest summers#1 Michigan City · 82.2°
#102
Longest growing season#1 Jeffersonville · 225 days
#506
Wettest#1 Ferdinand · 51 in
#516 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Jamestown · 39%
#422
Most new homes#1 Whitestown · 44.0 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Logan · +90.9%
#452
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Speedway · 35.1 per home
Safety
Safest#1 St. John · 2.5
The number on the right is Garrett’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.