Monon ranks #19 in Indiana for low property taxes
Monon 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 3.
More vacation homes than 100% of Indiana
Not better or worse, just Monon’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Monon does best on
Each list ranks every IN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Monon marked.
Monon lands in the top half on 5 of 19 lists
Each dot is Monon’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IN, the right end is last. Areas where Monon does best come first.
Every IN list, and where Monon 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 #111
Cheapest rent#1 Madison · $537/mo
#238
Lowest property tax#1 Grissom AFB · $199/yr
#19
Rent easiest to afford#1 Vernon · 21.3%
Health
Healthiest#1 Carmel · 96 / 100
#535
Lowest obesity#1 Notre Dame · 25%
#587
Fewest smokers#1 Carmel · 8%
#339
Most active#1 Carmel · 15%
#551
Fewest uninsured#1 Zionsville · 4%
#589
Lowest depression#1 East Chicago · 19%
#101
Closest to a top hospital#1 East Chicago · 0.1 mi
#256 
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Notre Dame · 10.4 min
#454 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Washington · 49.8%
#399
Most trails#1 Winona Lake · 3.5 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Bicknell · 197 / sq mi
#554 People
Most educated#1 Notre Dame · 79.5%
#535
Youngest#1 Notre Dame · 20.3
#41
Oldest#1 Clay · 58.6
#562
Most residents 65+#1 Jamestown · 35.8%
#507
Most kids#1 Van Buren · 45.1%
#25 Climate
Snowiest#1 Michigan City · 65 in
#206
Least snow#1 Jeffersonville · 4.3 in
#396
Mildest winters#1 Tell City · 25.5°
#438
Hottest summers#1 Pigeon · 88.4°
#311
Coolest summers#1 Michigan City · 82.2°
#264
Longest growing season#1 Jeffersonville · 225 days
#475
Wettest#1 Ferdinand · 51 in
#382 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Jamestown · 39%
#3
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 Monon’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.