Riley ranks #42 in Indiana for public schools
Riley is ranked on 33 lists against the 602 Indiana towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 5.
The lists Riley does best on
Each list ranks every IN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Riley marked.
Riley lands in the top half on 8 of 20 lists
Each dot is Riley’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IN, the right end is last. Areas where Riley does best come first.
More year-round than 90% of Indiana
Not better or worse, just Riley’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Where Riley 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.
People
Most educated#1 Notre Dame · 79.5%
#98
Youngest#1 Notre Dame · 20.3
#400
Oldest#1 Clay · 58.6
#204
Most residents 65+#1 Jamestown · 35.8%
#212
Most kids#1 Van Buren · 45.1%
#144 
Health
Healthiest#1 Carmel · 96 / 100
#406
Lowest obesity#1 Notre Dame · 25%
#438
Fewest smokers#1 Carmel · 8%
#339
Most active#1 Carmel · 15%
#275
Fewest uninsured#1 Zionsville · 4%
#328
Lowest depression#1 East Chicago · 19%
#101
Closest to a top hospital#1 East Chicago · 0.1 mi
#534 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Notre Dame · 10.4 min
#285 
Cost of living
C Most affordable#1 Country Squire Lakes · 0.4 yrs #481
Cheapest rent#1 Madison · $537/mo
#205
Lowest property tax#1 Grissom AFB · $199/yr
#543
Rent easiest to afford#1 Vernon · 21.3%
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Washington · 49.8%
#492
Most trails#1 Winona Lake · 3.5 mi / sq mi
#266
Most walkable#1 Bicknell · 197 / sq mi
#466 Climate
Snowiest#1 Michigan City · 65 in
#464
Least snow#1 Jeffersonville · 4.3 in
#124
Mildest winters#1 Tell City · 25.5°
#158
Hottest summers#1 Pigeon · 88.4°
#90
Coolest summers#1 Michigan City · 82.2°
#461
Longest growing season#1 Jeffersonville · 225 days
#250
Wettest#1 Ferdinand · 51 in
#214 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Jamestown · 39%
#542
Most new homes#1 Whitestown · 44.0 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Logan · +90.9%
#213
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Speedway · 35.1 per home
Safety
Safest#1 St. John · 2.5
The number on the right is Riley’s spot. All of Indiana’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
Do the numbers ring true?
The lists count what can be counted. Neighbors know the rest.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
- 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.