Jasper makes Indiana’s top 10 on 3 lists
Jasper is ranked on 32 lists against the 602 Indiana towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 3 and the top quarter on 8.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every IN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Jasper marked.
Jasper lands in the top half on 17 of 22 lists
Each dot is Jasper’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IN, the right end is last. Areas where Jasper does best come first.
Steadier prices than 93% of Indiana
Not better or worse, just Jasper’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
1 spot from the top 3 for affordable rent
Lists where Jasper sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Jasper out-ranks every neighbor it can be compared with
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 Jasper lands
38 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Notre Dame · 10.4 min
#6 Health
Healthiest#1 Carmel · 96 / 100
#230
Lowest obesity#1 Notre Dame · 25%
#305
Fewest smokers#1 Carmel · 8%
#110
Most active#1 Carmel · 15%
#207
Fewest uninsured#1 Zionsville · 4%
#328
Lowest depression#1 East Chicago · 19%
#56
Closest to a top hospital#1 East Chicago · 0.1 mi
#2 Cost of living
C Most affordable#1 Country Squire Lakes · 0.4 yrs #408
Cheapest rent#1 Madison · $537/mo
#117
Lowest property tax#1 Grissom AFB · $199/yr
#440
Rent easiest to afford#1 Vernon · 21.3%
#4 Safety
Safest#1 St. John · 2.5
#20 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Washington · 49.8%
#135
Most trails#1 Winona Lake · 3.5 mi / sq mi
#178
Most walkable#1 Bicknell · 197 / sq mi
#155 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Jamestown · 39%
#269
Most new homes#1 Whitestown · 44.0 per 1,000
#36
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Logan · +90.9%
#484
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Speedway · 35.1 per home
#25 
The number on the right is Jasper’s spot. All of Indiana’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
Do the numbers ring true?
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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.