Knox ranks #2 in Indiana for cheap rent
Knox is ranked on 33 lists against the 602 Indiana towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 4.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every IN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Knox marked.
Colder winters than 95% of Indiana
Not better or worse, just Knox’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Knox lands in the top half on 6 of 19 lists
Each dot is Knox’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IN, the right end is last. Areas where Knox does best come first.
Where Knox 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.
Cost of living
C Most affordable#1 Country Squire Lakes · 0.4 yrs #108
Cheapest rent#1 Madison · $537/mo
#2
Lowest property tax#1 Grissom AFB · $199/yr
#31
Rent easiest to afford#1 Vernon · 21.3%
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Washington · 49.8%
#255
Most trails#1 Winona Lake · 3.5 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Bicknell · 197 / sq mi
#173 
Health
Healthiest#1 Carmel · 96 / 100
#597
Lowest obesity#1 Notre Dame · 25%
#587
Fewest smokers#1 Carmel · 8%
#597
Most active#1 Carmel · 15%
#595
Fewest uninsured#1 Zionsville · 4%
#557
Lowest depression#1 East Chicago · 19%
#568
Closest to a top hospital#1 East Chicago · 0.1 mi
#366 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Jamestown · 39%
#206
Most new homes#1 Whitestown · 44.0 per 1,000
#104
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Logan · +90.9%
#229
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Speedway · 35.1 per home
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Notre Dame · 10.4 min
#551 People
Most educated#1 Notre Dame · 79.5%
#562
Youngest#1 Notre Dame · 20.3
#484
Oldest#1 Clay · 58.6
#118
Most residents 65+#1 Jamestown · 35.8%
#198
Most kids#1 Van Buren · 45.1%
#217 Climate
Snowiest#1 Michigan City · 65 in
#167
Least snow#1 Jeffersonville · 4.3 in
#434
Mildest winters#1 Tell City · 25.5°
#520
Hottest summers#1 Pigeon · 88.4°
#387
Coolest summers#1 Michigan City · 82.2°
#177
Longest growing season#1 Jeffersonville · 225 days
#449
Wettest#1 Ferdinand · 51 in
#356 Safety
Safest#1 St. John · 2.5
The number on the right is Knox’s spot. All of Indiana’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
Do the numbers ring true?
The lists count what can be counted. Neighbors know the rest.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
- 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.