Scott ranks #3 in Indiana for health insurance
Scott is ranked on 33 lists against the 602 Indiana towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 10.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every IN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Scott marked.
Hotter summers than 97% of Indiana
Not better or worse, just Scott’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Scott lands in the top half on 13 of 20 lists
Each dot is Scott’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IN, the right end is last. Areas where Scott does best come first.
Where Scott 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.
Health
Healthiest#1 Carmel · 96 / 100
#18
Lowest obesity#1 Notre Dame · 25%
#33
Fewest smokers#1 Carmel · 8%
#20
Most active#1 Carmel · 15%
#22
Fewest uninsured#1 Zionsville · 4%
#3
Lowest depression#1 East Chicago · 19%
#214
Closest to a top hospital#1 East Chicago · 0.1 mi
#290 People
Most educated#1 Notre Dame · 79.5%
#43
Youngest#1 Notre Dame · 20.3
#465
Oldest#1 Clay · 58.6
#137
Most residents 65+#1 Jamestown · 35.8%
#171
Most kids#1 Van Buren · 45.1%
#334 
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Notre Dame · 10.4 min
#288 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Washington · 49.8%
#473
Most trails#1 Winona Lake · 3.5 mi / sq mi
#254
Most walkable#1 Bicknell · 197 / sq mi
#353 Cost of living
C Most affordable#1 Country Squire Lakes · 0.4 yrs #489
Cheapest rent#1 Madison · $537/mo
#576
Lowest property tax#1 Grissom AFB · $199/yr
#547
Rent easiest to afford#1 Vernon · 21.3%
Climate
Snowiest#1 Michigan City · 65 in
#500
Least snow#1 Jeffersonville · 4.3 in
#99
Mildest winters#1 Tell City · 25.5°
#25
Hottest summers#1 Pigeon · 88.4°
#20
Coolest summers#1 Michigan City · 82.2°
#527
Longest growing season#1 Jeffersonville · 225 days
#17
Wettest#1 Ferdinand · 51 in
#47 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Jamestown · 39%
#99
Most new homes#1 Whitestown · 44.0 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Logan · +90.9%
#490
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Speedway · 35.1 per home
Safety
Safest#1 St. John · 2.5
The number on the right is Scott’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.