Orange ranks #101 in Indiana for low depression
Orange is ranked on 32 lists against the 602 Indiana towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 1.
More vacation homes than 98% of Indiana
Not better or worse, just Orange’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Orange out-ranks 0 of its 1 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.
Orange lands in the top half on 5 of 20 lists
Each dot is Orange’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IN, the right end is last. Areas where Orange does best come first.
The lists Orange does best on
Each list ranks every IN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Orange marked.
Every IN list, and where Orange 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
#391
Lowest obesity#1 Notre Dame · 25%
#305
Fewest smokers#1 Carmel · 8%
#339
Most active#1 Carmel · 15%
#333
Fewest uninsured#1 Zionsville · 4%
#328
Lowest depression#1 East Chicago · 19%
#101
Closest to a top hospital#1 East Chicago · 0.1 mi
#275 Cost of living
C Most affordable#1 Country Squire Lakes · 0.4 yrs #368
Cheapest rent#1 Madison · $537/mo
#237
Lowest property tax#1 Grissom AFB · $199/yr
#308
Rent easiest to afford#1 Vernon · 21.3%
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Notre Dame · 10.4 min
#302 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Washington · 49.8%
#217
Most trails#1 Winona Lake · 3.5 mi / sq mi
#256
Most walkable#1 Bicknell · 197 / sq mi
#420 People
Most educated#1 Notre Dame · 79.5%
#381
Youngest#1 Notre Dame · 20.3
#561
Oldest#1 Clay · 58.6
#41
Most residents 65+#1 Jamestown · 35.8%
#41
Most kids#1 Van Buren · 45.1%
#456 
Climate
Snowiest#1 Michigan City · 65 in
#255
Least snow#1 Jeffersonville · 4.3 in
#339
Mildest winters#1 Tell City · 25.5°
#469
Hottest summers#1 Pigeon · 88.4°
#516
Coolest summers#1 Michigan City · 82.2°
#33
Longest growing season#1 Jeffersonville · 225 days
#408
Wettest#1 Ferdinand · 51 in
#517 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Jamestown · 39%
#11
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 Orange’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.