Kankakee ranks #49 in Indiana for household income
Kankakee is ranked on 33 lists against the 602 Indiana towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 4.
More snow than 100% of Indiana
Not better or worse, just Kankakee’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Kankakee does best on
Each list ranks every IN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Kankakee marked.
Kankakee lands in the top half on 10 of 19 lists
Each dot is Kankakee’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IN, the right end is last. Areas where Kankakee does best come first.
Kankakee out-ranks 2 of its 3 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 Kankakee 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
#251
Lowest obesity#1 Notre Dame · 25%
#57
Fewest smokers#1 Carmel · 8%
#247
Most active#1 Carmel · 15%
#275
Fewest uninsured#1 Zionsville · 4%
#174
Lowest depression#1 East Chicago · 19%
#101
Closest to a top hospital#1 East Chicago · 0.1 mi
#565 
People
Most educated#1 Notre Dame · 79.5%
#203
Youngest#1 Notre Dame · 20.3
#422
Oldest#1 Clay · 58.6
#181
Most residents 65+#1 Jamestown · 35.8%
#350
Most kids#1 Van Buren · 45.1%
#54 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Washington · 49.8%
#436
Most trails#1 Winona Lake · 3.5 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Bicknell · 197 / sq mi
#379 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Notre Dame · 10.4 min
#447 Cost of living
C Most affordable#1 Country Squire Lakes · 0.4 yrs #462
Cheapest rent#1 Madison · $537/mo
#513
Lowest property tax#1 Grissom AFB · $199/yr
#490
Rent easiest to afford#1 Vernon · 21.3%
Climate
Snowiest#1 Michigan City · 65 in
#1
Least snow#1 Jeffersonville · 4.3 in
#594
Mildest winters#1 Tell City · 25.5°
#503
Hottest summers#1 Pigeon · 88.4°
#534
Coolest summers#1 Michigan City · 82.2°
#16
Longest growing season#1 Jeffersonville · 225 days
#130
Wettest#1 Ferdinand · 51 in
#406 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Jamestown · 39%
#461
Most new homes#1 Whitestown · 44.0 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Logan · +90.9%
#319
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Speedway · 35.1 per home
Safety
Safest#1 St. John · 2.5
The number on the right is Kankakee’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.