Lapel ranks #14 in Indiana for health insurance
Lapel is ranked on 31 lists against the 602 Indiana towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 7.
More year-round than 98% of Indiana
Not better or worse, just Lapel’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Lapel does best on
Each list ranks every IN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Lapel marked.
Lapel lands in the top half on 11 of 17 lists
Each dot is Lapel’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IN, the right end is last. Areas where Lapel does best come first.
4 spots from the top 10 for health insurance
Lists where Lapel sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Lapel out-ranks 1 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 Lapel 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
#90
Lowest obesity#1 Notre Dame · 25%
#21
Fewest smokers#1 Carmel · 8%
#110
Most active#1 Carmel · 15%
#110
Fewest uninsured#1 Zionsville · 4%
#14
Lowest depression#1 East Chicago · 19%
#510
Closest to a top hospital#1 East Chicago · 0.1 mi
#186 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Jamestown · 39%
#590
Most new homes#1 Whitestown · 44.0 per 1,000
#39
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Logan · +90.9%
#247
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Speedway · 35.1 per home
#13 People
Most educated#1 Notre Dame · 79.5%
#225
Youngest#1 Notre Dame · 20.3
#79
Oldest#1 Clay · 58.6
#524
Most residents 65+#1 Jamestown · 35.8%
#535
Most kids#1 Van Buren · 45.1%
#112 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Washington · 49.8%
Most trails#1 Winona Lake · 3.5 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Bicknell · 197 / sq mi
#313 Cost of living
C Most affordable#1 Country Squire Lakes · 0.4 yrs #355
Cheapest rent#1 Madison · $537/mo
#519
Lowest property tax#1 Grissom AFB · $199/yr
#330
Rent easiest to afford#1 Vernon · 21.3%
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Notre Dame · 10.4 min
#401 Climate
Snowiest#1 Michigan City · 65 in
#374
Least snow#1 Jeffersonville · 4.3 in
#213
Mildest winters#1 Tell City · 25.5°
#232
Hottest summers#1 Pigeon · 88.4°
#248
Coolest summers#1 Michigan City · 82.2°
#321
Longest growing season#1 Jeffersonville · 225 days
#181
Wettest#1 Ferdinand · 51 in
#247 Safety
Safest#1 St. John · 2.5
The number on the right is Lapel’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.