Hanover ranks #21 in Indiana for trails
Hanover is ranked on 29 lists against the 602 Indiana towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 10.
Younger than 98% of Indiana
Not better or worse, just Hanover’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Hanover does best on
Each list ranks every IN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Hanover marked.
Hanover lands in the top half on 14 of 20 lists
Each dot is Hanover’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IN, the right end is last. Areas where Hanover does best come first.
Where Hanover 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
#92
Lowest obesity#1 Notre Dame · 25%
#21
Fewest smokers#1 Carmel · 8%
#66
Most active#1 Carmel · 15%
#78
Fewest uninsured#1 Zionsville · 4%
#174
Lowest depression#1 East Chicago · 19%
#568
Closest to a top hospital#1 East Chicago · 0.1 mi
#496 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Notre Dame · 10.4 min
#59 Cost of living
C Most affordable#1 Country Squire Lakes · 0.4 yrs #102
Cheapest rent#1 Madison · $537/mo
#244
Lowest property tax#1 Grissom AFB · $199/yr
#46
Rent easiest to afford#1 Vernon · 21.3%
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Washington · 49.8%
#313
Most trails#1 Winona Lake · 3.5 mi / sq mi
#21
Most walkable#1 Bicknell · 197 / sq mi
#147 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Jamestown · 39%
#104
Most new homes#1 Whitestown · 44.0 per 1,000
#49
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Logan · +90.9%
#138
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Speedway · 35.1 per home
People
Most educated#1 Notre Dame · 79.5%
#431
Youngest#1 Notre Dame · 20.3
#15
Oldest#1 Clay · 58.6
#587
Most residents 65+#1 Jamestown · 35.8%
#555
Most kids#1 Van Buren · 45.1%
#583 
Climate
Snowiest#1 Michigan City · 65 in
#527
Least snow#1 Jeffersonville · 4.3 in
#72
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
#43
Wettest#1 Ferdinand · 51 in
Safety
Safest#1 St. John · 2.5
The number on the right is Hanover’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.