Griffith ranks #10 in Indiana for low depression
Griffith is ranked on 35 lists against the 602 Indiana towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 6.
The lists Griffith does best on
Each list ranks every IN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Griffith marked.
Griffith lands in the top half on 12 of 21 lists
Each dot is Griffith’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IN, the right end is last. Areas where Griffith does best come first.
Drier than 83% of Indiana
Not better or worse, just Griffith’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Griffith out-ranks 4 of its 8 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.
Every IN list, and where Griffith lands
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
#142
Lowest obesity#1 Notre Dame · 25%
#176
Fewest smokers#1 Carmel · 8%
#110
Most active#1 Carmel · 15%
#110
Fewest uninsured#1 Zionsville · 4%
#328
Lowest depression#1 East Chicago · 19%
#10
Closest to a top hospital#1 East Chicago · 0.1 mi
#205 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Washington · 49.8%
#24
Most trails#1 Winona Lake · 3.5 mi / sq mi
#82
Most walkable#1 Bicknell · 197 / sq mi
#191 People
Most educated#1 Notre Dame · 79.5%
#184
Youngest#1 Notre Dame · 20.3
#200
Oldest#1 Clay · 58.6
#403
Most residents 65+#1 Jamestown · 35.8%
#261
Most kids#1 Van Buren · 45.1%
#473 Safety
Safest#1 St. John · 2.5
#32 Cost of living
C Most affordable#1 Country Squire Lakes · 0.4 yrs #330
Cheapest rent#1 Madison · $537/mo
#494
Lowest property tax#1 Grissom AFB · $199/yr
#436
Rent easiest to afford#1 Vernon · 21.3%
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Notre Dame · 10.4 min
#461 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Jamestown · 39%
#343
Most new homes#1 Whitestown · 44.0 per 1,000
#131
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Logan · +90.9%
#392
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Speedway · 35.1 per home
Climate
Snowiest#1 Michigan City · 65 in
#183
Least snow#1 Jeffersonville · 4.3 in
#398
Mildest winters#1 Tell City · 25.5°
#430
Hottest summers#1 Pigeon · 88.4°
#355
Coolest summers#1 Michigan City · 82.2°
#185
Longest growing season#1 Jeffersonville · 225 days
#352
Wettest#1 Ferdinand · 51 in
#454 The number on the right is Griffith’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.