Greenfield ranks #16 in Indiana for new homes
Greenfield 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 7.
The lists Greenfield does best on
Each list ranks every IN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Greenfield marked.
Greenfield lands in the top half on 15 of 21 lists
Each dot is Greenfield’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IN, the right end is last. Areas where Greenfield does best come first.
Fewer kids than 77% of Indiana
Not better or worse, just Greenfield’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Where Greenfield 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
#151
Lowest obesity#1 Notre Dame · 25%
#305
Fewest smokers#1 Carmel · 8%
#110
Most active#1 Carmel · 15%
#78
Fewest uninsured#1 Zionsville · 4%
#61
Lowest depression#1 East Chicago · 19%
#214
Closest to a top hospital#1 East Chicago · 0.1 mi
#37 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Jamestown · 39%
#330
Most new homes#1 Whitestown · 44.0 per 1,000
#16
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Logan · +90.9%
#208
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Speedway · 35.1 per home
#46 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Washington · 49.8%
#190
Most trails#1 Winona Lake · 3.5 mi / sq mi
#181
Most walkable#1 Bicknell · 197 / sq mi
#111 
People
Most educated#1 Notre Dame · 79.5%
#215
Youngest#1 Notre Dame · 20.3
#260
Oldest#1 Clay · 58.6
#340
Most residents 65+#1 Jamestown · 35.8%
#187
Most kids#1 Van Buren · 45.1%
#462 
Cost of living
C Most affordable#1 Country Squire Lakes · 0.4 yrs #345
Cheapest rent#1 Madison · $537/mo
#466
Lowest property tax#1 Grissom AFB · $199/yr
#335
Rent easiest to afford#1 Vernon · 21.3%
#105 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Notre Dame · 10.4 min
#368 Climate
Snowiest#1 Michigan City · 65 in
#330
Least snow#1 Jeffersonville · 4.3 in
#268
Mildest winters#1 Tell City · 25.5°
Hottest summers#1 Pigeon · 88.4°
Coolest summers#1 Michigan City · 82.2°
Longest growing season#1 Jeffersonville · 225 days
#210
Wettest#1 Ferdinand · 51 in
Safety
Safest#1 St. John · 2.5
The number on the right is Greenfield’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.