Lowell ranks #19 in Indiana for new homes
Lowell is ranked on 34 lists against the 602 Indiana towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 8.
The lists Lowell does best on
Each list ranks every IN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Lowell marked.
Lowell lands in the top half on 14 of 20 lists
Each dot is Lowell’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IN, the right end is last. Areas where Lowell does best come first.
Colder winters than 94% of Indiana
Not better or worse, just Lowell’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Where Lowell 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.
Health
Healthiest#1 Carmel · 96 / 100
#85
Lowest obesity#1 Notre Dame · 25%
#57
Fewest smokers#1 Carmel · 8%
#163
Most active#1 Carmel · 15%
#50
Fewest uninsured#1 Zionsville · 4%
#61
Lowest depression#1 East Chicago · 19%
#36
Closest to a top hospital#1 East Chicago · 0.1 mi
#529 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Jamestown · 39%
#133
Most new homes#1 Whitestown · 44.0 per 1,000
#19
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Logan · +90.9%
#483
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Speedway · 35.1 per home
#47 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Washington · 49.8%
#229
Most trails#1 Winona Lake · 3.5 mi / sq mi
#253
Most walkable#1 Bicknell · 197 / sq mi
#159 
People
Most educated#1 Notre Dame · 79.5%
#246
Youngest#1 Notre Dame · 20.3
#286
Oldest#1 Clay · 58.6
#317
Most residents 65+#1 Jamestown · 35.8%
#92
Most kids#1 Van Buren · 45.1%
#214 Cost of living
C Most affordable#1 Country Squire Lakes · 0.4 yrs #436
Cheapest rent#1 Madison · $537/mo
#431
Lowest property tax#1 Grissom AFB · $199/yr
#507
Rent easiest to afford#1 Vernon · 21.3%
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Notre Dame · 10.4 min
#560 Climate
Snowiest#1 Michigan City · 65 in
#140
Least snow#1 Jeffersonville · 4.3 in
#454
Mildest winters#1 Tell City · 25.5°
#515
Hottest summers#1 Pigeon · 88.4°
#358
Coolest summers#1 Michigan City · 82.2°
#188
Longest growing season#1 Jeffersonville · 225 days
#506
Wettest#1 Ferdinand · 51 in
#422 Safety
Safest#1 St. John · 2.5
The number on the right is Lowell’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.