Linton makes Indiana’s top 10 on 2 lists
Linton is ranked on 33 lists against the 602 Indiana towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 2 and the top quarter on 6.
Faster-rising prices than 99% of Indiana
Not better or worse, just Linton’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Linton does best on
Each list ranks every IN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Linton marked.
Linton lands in the top half on 6 of 19 lists
Each dot is Linton’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IN, the right end is last. Areas where Linton does best come first.
3 spots from the top 3 for walkable streets
Lists where Linton sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Where Linton 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 #9
Cheapest rent#1 Madison · $537/mo
#120
Lowest property tax#1 Grissom AFB · $199/yr
#86
Rent easiest to afford#1 Vernon · 21.3%
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Washington · 49.8%
#298
Most trails#1 Winona Lake · 3.5 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Bicknell · 197 / sq mi
#6 Health
Healthiest#1 Carmel · 96 / 100
#576
Lowest obesity#1 Notre Dame · 25%
#438
Fewest smokers#1 Carmel · 8%
#573
Most active#1 Carmel · 15%
#551
Fewest uninsured#1 Zionsville · 4%
#435
Lowest depression#1 East Chicago · 19%
#510
Closest to a top hospital#1 East Chicago · 0.1 mi
#20 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Notre Dame · 10.4 min
#355 Safety
Safest#1 St. John · 2.5
#56 
People
Most educated#1 Notre Dame · 79.5%
#483
Youngest#1 Notre Dame · 20.3
#152
Oldest#1 Clay · 58.6
#452
Most residents 65+#1 Jamestown · 35.8%
#183
Most kids#1 Van Buren · 45.1%
#395 
The number on the right is Linton’s spot. All of Indiana’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
Do the numbers ring true?
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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.