Lancaster ranks #38 in Indiana for graduation rate
Lancaster is ranked on 32 lists against the 602 Indiana towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 5.
The lists Lancaster does best on
Each list ranks every IN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Lancaster marked.
Lancaster lands in the top half on 14 of 20 lists
Each dot is Lancaster’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IN, the right end is last. Areas where Lancaster does best come first.
Older than 82% of Indiana
Not better or worse, just Lancaster’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Lancaster 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 Lancaster 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
#272
Lowest obesity#1 Notre Dame · 25%
#438
Fewest smokers#1 Carmel · 8%
#247
Most active#1 Carmel · 15%
#275
Fewest uninsured#1 Zionsville · 4%
#61
Lowest depression#1 East Chicago · 19%
#214
Closest to a top hospital#1 East Chicago · 0.1 mi
#73 
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Notre Dame · 10.4 min
#136 Cost of living
C Most affordable#1 Country Squire Lakes · 0.4 yrs #357
Cheapest rent#1 Madison · $537/mo
#118
Lowest property tax#1 Grissom AFB · $199/yr
#225
Rent easiest to afford#1 Vernon · 21.3%
People
Most educated#1 Notre Dame · 79.5%
#322
Youngest#1 Notre Dame · 20.3
#489
Oldest#1 Clay · 58.6
#111
Most residents 65+#1 Jamestown · 35.8%
#121
Most kids#1 Van Buren · 45.1%
#369 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Washington · 49.8%
#381
Most trails#1 Winona Lake · 3.5 mi / sq mi
#318
Most walkable#1 Bicknell · 197 / sq mi
#491 Climate
Snowiest#1 Michigan City · 65 in
#265
Least snow#1 Jeffersonville · 4.3 in
#328
Mildest winters#1 Tell City · 25.5°
#327
Hottest summers#1 Pigeon · 88.4°
#379
Coolest summers#1 Michigan City · 82.2°
#169
Longest growing season#1 Jeffersonville · 225 days
#352
Wettest#1 Ferdinand · 51 in
#344 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Jamestown · 39%
#433
Most new homes#1 Whitestown · 44.0 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Logan · +90.9%
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Speedway · 35.1 per home
Safety
Safest#1 St. John · 2.5
The number on the right is Lancaster’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.