Mitchell ranks #48 in Indiana for affordability
Mitchell is ranked on 29 lists against the 602 Indiana towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 3.
The lists Mitchell does best on
Each list ranks every IN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Mitchell marked.
Mitchell lands in the top half on 5 of 19 lists
Each dot is Mitchell’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IN, the right end is last. Areas where Mitchell does best come first.
Faster-rising prices than 92% of Indiana
Not better or worse, just Mitchell’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Every IN list, and where Mitchell lands
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 #48
Cheapest rent#1 Madison · $537/mo
#169
Lowest property tax#1 Grissom AFB · $199/yr
#197
Rent easiest to afford#1 Vernon · 21.3%
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Notre Dame · 10.4 min
#138 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Washington · 49.8%
#358
Most trails#1 Winona Lake · 3.5 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Bicknell · 197 / sq mi
#69 
Health
Healthiest#1 Carmel · 96 / 100
#581
Lowest obesity#1 Notre Dame · 25%
#562
Fewest smokers#1 Carmel · 8%
#573
Most active#1 Carmel · 15%
#551
Fewest uninsured#1 Zionsville · 4%
#435
Lowest depression#1 East Chicago · 19%
#378
Closest to a top hospital#1 East Chicago · 0.1 mi
#560 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Jamestown · 39%
#501
Most new homes#1 Whitestown · 44.0 per 1,000
#93
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Logan · +90.9%
#44
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Speedway · 35.1 per home
People
Most educated#1 Notre Dame · 79.5%
#496
Youngest#1 Notre Dame · 20.3
#234
Oldest#1 Clay · 58.6
#368
Most residents 65+#1 Jamestown · 35.8%
#483
Most kids#1 Van Buren · 45.1%
#262 
Climate
Snowiest#1 Michigan City · 65 in
#497
Least snow#1 Jeffersonville · 4.3 in
#103
Mildest winters#1 Tell City · 25.5°
Hottest summers#1 Pigeon · 88.4°
Coolest summers#1 Michigan City · 82.2°
Longest growing season#1 Jeffersonville · 225 days
#370
Wettest#1 Ferdinand · 51 in
Safety
Safest#1 St. John · 2.5
The number on the right is Mitchell’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.