Lagrange makes Indiana’s top 10 on 2 lists
Lagrange is ranked on 32 lists against the 602 Indiana towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 2 and the top quarter on 7.
Drier than 99% of Indiana
Not better or worse, just Lagrange’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Lagrange does best on
Each list ranks every IN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Lagrange marked.
Lagrange lands in the top half on 9 of 19 lists
Each dot is Lagrange’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IN, the right end is last. Areas where Lagrange does best come first.
4 spots from the top 3 for safety
Lists where Lagrange sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Every IN list, and where Lagrange 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
#30 Safety
Safest#1 St. John · 2.5
#7 Cost of living
C Most affordable#1 Country Squire Lakes · 0.4 yrs #141
Cheapest rent#1 Madison · $537/mo
#114
Lowest property tax#1 Grissom AFB · $199/yr
#53
Rent easiest to afford#1 Vernon · 21.3%
Health
Healthiest#1 Carmel · 96 / 100
#530
Lowest obesity#1 Notre Dame · 25%
#375
Fewest smokers#1 Carmel · 8%
#431
Most active#1 Carmel · 15%
#551
Fewest uninsured#1 Zionsville · 4%
#557
Lowest depression#1 East Chicago · 19%
#214
Closest to a top hospital#1 East Chicago · 0.1 mi
#8 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Washington · 49.8%
#342
Most trails#1 Winona Lake · 3.5 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Bicknell · 197 / sq mi
#43 
People
Most educated#1 Notre Dame · 79.5%
#537
Youngest#1 Notre Dame · 20.3
#546
Oldest#1 Clay · 58.6
#58
Most residents 65+#1 Jamestown · 35.8%
#315
Most kids#1 Van Buren · 45.1%
#389 
The number on the right is Lagrange’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.