Smith ranks #38 in Indiana for graduation rate
Smith 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 6.
The lists Smith does best on
Each list ranks every IN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Smith marked.
Smith lands in the top half on 13 of 20 lists
Each dot is Smith’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IN, the right end is last. Areas where Smith does best come first.
Drier than 91% of Indiana
Not better or worse, just Smith’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Smith 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.
Every IN list, and where Smith 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
#156
Lowest obesity#1 Notre Dame · 25%
#234
Fewest smokers#1 Carmel · 8%
#110
Most active#1 Carmel · 15%
#110
Fewest uninsured#1 Zionsville · 4%
#61
Lowest depression#1 East Chicago · 19%
#101
Closest to a top hospital#1 East Chicago · 0.1 mi
#184 Cost of living
C Most affordable#1 Country Squire Lakes · 0.4 yrs #281
Cheapest rent#1 Madison · $537/mo
#46
Lowest property tax#1 Grissom AFB · $199/yr
#343
Rent easiest to afford#1 Vernon · 21.3%
People
Most educated#1 Notre Dame · 79.5%
#283
Youngest#1 Notre Dame · 20.3
#332
Oldest#1 Clay · 58.6
#270
Most residents 65+#1 Jamestown · 35.8%
#368
Most kids#1 Van Buren · 45.1%
#323 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Notre Dame · 10.4 min
#376 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Washington · 49.8%
#456
Most trails#1 Winona Lake · 3.5 mi / sq mi
#401
Most walkable#1 Bicknell · 197 / sq mi
#445 Climate
Snowiest#1 Michigan City · 65 in
#294
Least snow#1 Jeffersonville · 4.3 in
#304
Mildest winters#1 Tell City · 25.5°
#453
Hottest summers#1 Pigeon · 88.4°
#470
Coolest summers#1 Michigan City · 82.2°
#76
Longest growing season#1 Jeffersonville · 225 days
#506
Wettest#1 Ferdinand · 51 in
#495 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Jamestown · 39%
#450
Most new homes#1 Whitestown · 44.0 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Logan · +90.9%
#101
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Speedway · 35.1 per home
Safety
Safest#1 St. John · 2.5
The number on the right is Smith’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.