St. John is #1 in Indiana for safety
St. John is ranked on 33 lists against the 602 Indiana towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 2 and the top quarter on 13.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every IN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with St. John marked.
Steadier prices than 99% of Indiana
Not better or worse, just St. John’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
1 spot from the top 10 for household income
Lists where St. John sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
St. John lands in the top half on 13 of 19 lists
Each dot is St. John’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IN, the right end is last. Areas where St. John does best come first.
St. John 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.
Where St. John 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.
Safety
Safest#1 St. John · 2.5
#1 Health
Healthiest#1 Carmel · 96 / 100
#33
Lowest obesity#1 Notre Dame · 25%
#33
Fewest smokers#1 Carmel · 8%
#40
Most active#1 Carmel · 15%
#31
Fewest uninsured#1 Zionsville · 4%
#14
Lowest depression#1 East Chicago · 19%
#10
Closest to a top hospital#1 East Chicago · 0.1 mi
#342 People
Most educated#1 Notre Dame · 79.5%
#47
Youngest#1 Notre Dame · 20.3
#440
Oldest#1 Clay · 58.6
#160
Most residents 65+#1 Jamestown · 35.8%
#218
Most kids#1 Van Buren · 45.1%
#248 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Jamestown · 39%
#333
Most new homes#1 Whitestown · 44.0 per 1,000
#14
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Logan · +90.9%
#514
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Speedway · 35.1 per home
#42 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Washington · 49.8%
#389
Most trails#1 Winona Lake · 3.5 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Bicknell · 197 / sq mi
#130 Cost of living
C Most affordable#1 Country Squire Lakes · 0.4 yrs #589
Cheapest rent#1 Madison · $537/mo
#343
Lowest property tax#1 Grissom AFB · $199/yr
#594
Rent easiest to afford#1 Vernon · 21.3%
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Notre Dame · 10.4 min
#530 Climate
Snowiest#1 Michigan City · 65 in
#183
Least snow#1 Jeffersonville · 4.3 in
#398
Mildest winters#1 Tell City · 25.5°
#511
Hottest summers#1 Pigeon · 88.4°
#373
Coolest summers#1 Michigan City · 82.2°
#163
Longest growing season#1 Jeffersonville · 225 days
#352
Wettest#1 Ferdinand · 51 in
#429 
The number on the right is St. John’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.