Pendleton ranks #11 in Indiana for new homes
Pendleton 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 10.
Pendleton out-ranks every neighbor it can be compared with
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.
The lists Pendleton does best on
Each list ranks every IN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Pendleton marked.
Pendleton lands in the top half on 14 of 20 lists
Each dot is Pendleton’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IN, the right end is last. Areas where Pendleton does best come first.
Fewer homes per newcomer than 81% of Indiana
Not better or worse, just Pendleton’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
1 spot from the top 10 for new homes
Lists where Pendleton sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Every IN list, and where Pendleton 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
#58
Lowest obesity#1 Notre Dame · 25%
#16
Fewest smokers#1 Carmel · 8%
#66
Most active#1 Carmel · 15%
#110
Fewest uninsured#1 Zionsville · 4%
#14
Lowest depression#1 East Chicago · 19%
#378
Closest to a top hospital#1 East Chicago · 0.1 mi
#249 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Jamestown · 39%
#447
Most new homes#1 Whitestown · 44.0 per 1,000
#11
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Logan · +90.9%
#237
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Speedway · 35.1 per home
#15 People
Most educated#1 Notre Dame · 79.5%
#126
Youngest#1 Notre Dame · 20.3
#264
Oldest#1 Clay · 58.6
#344
Most residents 65+#1 Jamestown · 35.8%
#214
Most kids#1 Van Buren · 45.1%
#186 
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Notre Dame · 10.4 min
#284 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Washington · 49.8%
#278
Most trails#1 Winona Lake · 3.5 mi / sq mi
#246
Most walkable#1 Bicknell · 197 / sq mi
#265 Cost of living
C Most affordable#1 Country Squire Lakes · 0.4 yrs #437
Cheapest rent#1 Madison · $537/mo
#481
Lowest property tax#1 Grissom AFB · $199/yr
#488
Rent easiest to afford#1 Vernon · 21.3%
Climate
Snowiest#1 Michigan City · 65 in
#374
Least snow#1 Jeffersonville · 4.3 in
#213
Mildest winters#1 Tell City · 25.5°
#240
Hottest summers#1 Pigeon · 88.4°
#298
Coolest summers#1 Michigan City · 82.2°
#251
Longest growing season#1 Jeffersonville · 225 days
#181
Wettest#1 Ferdinand · 51 in
#223 Safety
Safest#1 St. John · 2.5
The number on the right is Pendleton’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.