How Grant compares across Indiana
Grant is ranked on 33 lists against the 602 Indiana towns with 2,500+ residents.
Drier than 97% of Indiana
Not better or worse, just Grant’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Grant lands in the top half on 8 of 19 lists
Each dot is Grant’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IN, the right end is last. Areas where Grant does best come first.
The lists Grant does best on
Each list ranks every IN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Grant marked.
Every IN list, and where Grant lands
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 #167
Cheapest rent#1 Madison · $537/mo
#147
Lowest property tax#1 Grissom AFB · $199/yr
#223
Rent easiest to afford#1 Vernon · 21.3%
Health
Healthiest#1 Carmel · 96 / 100
#325
Lowest obesity#1 Notre Dame · 25%
#541
Fewest smokers#1 Carmel · 8%
#247
Most active#1 Carmel · 15%
#275
Fewest uninsured#1 Zionsville · 4%
#174
Lowest depression#1 East Chicago · 19%
#378
Closest to a top hospital#1 East Chicago · 0.1 mi
#411 
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Notre Dame · 10.4 min
#419 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Washington · 49.8%
#441
Most trails#1 Winona Lake · 3.5 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Bicknell · 197 / sq mi
#368 People
Most educated#1 Notre Dame · 79.5%
#466
Youngest#1 Notre Dame · 20.3
#230
Oldest#1 Clay · 58.6
#381
Most residents 65+#1 Jamestown · 35.8%
#575
Most kids#1 Van Buren · 45.1%
#104 Climate
Snowiest#1 Michigan City · 65 in
#149
Least snow#1 Jeffersonville · 4.3 in
#439
Mildest winters#1 Tell City · 25.5°
#471
Hottest summers#1 Pigeon · 88.4°
#475
Coolest summers#1 Michigan City · 82.2°
#81
Longest growing season#1 Jeffersonville · 225 days
#506
Wettest#1 Ferdinand · 51 in
#532 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Jamestown · 39%
#546
Most new homes#1 Whitestown · 44.0 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Logan · +90.9%
#309
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Speedway · 35.1 per home
Safety
Safest#1 St. John · 2.5
The number on the right is Grant’s spot. All of Indiana’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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The lists count what can be counted. Neighbors know the rest.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
- 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.