Sullivan ranks #7 in Indiana for walkable streets
Sullivan is ranked on 28 lists against the 602 Indiana towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 5.
More kids than 95% of Indiana
Not better or worse, just Sullivan’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Sullivan does best on
Each list ranks every IN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Sullivan marked.
Sullivan lands in the top half on 7 of 19 lists
Each dot is Sullivan’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IN, the right end is last. Areas where Sullivan does best come first.
4 spots from the top 3 for walkable streets
Lists where Sullivan sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Every IN list, and where Sullivan lands
38 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Washington · 49.8%
#83
Most trails#1 Winona Lake · 3.5 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Bicknell · 197 / sq mi
#7 Cost of living
C Most affordable#1 Country Squire Lakes · 0.4 yrs #79
Cheapest rent#1 Madison · $537/mo
#190
Lowest property tax#1 Grissom AFB · $199/yr
#82
Rent easiest to afford#1 Vernon · 21.3%
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Notre Dame · 10.4 min
#231 Health
Healthiest#1 Carmel · 96 / 100
#512
Lowest obesity#1 Notre Dame · 25%
#487
Fewest smokers#1 Carmel · 8%
#431
Most active#1 Carmel · 15%
#449
Fewest uninsured#1 Zionsville · 4%
#328
Lowest depression#1 East Chicago · 19%
#378
Closest to a top hospital#1 East Chicago · 0.1 mi
#328 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Jamestown · 39%
#483
Most new homes#1 Whitestown · 44.0 per 1,000
#92
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Logan · +90.9%
#81
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Speedway · 35.1 per home
People
Most educated#1 Notre Dame · 79.5%
#529
Youngest#1 Notre Dame · 20.3
#57
Oldest#1 Clay · 58.6
#547
Most residents 65+#1 Jamestown · 35.8%
#211
Most kids#1 Van Buren · 45.1%
#29 Climate
Snowiest#1 Michigan City · 65 in
#464
Least snow#1 Jeffersonville · 4.3 in
#124
Mildest winters#1 Tell City · 25.5°
Hottest summers#1 Pigeon · 88.4°
Coolest summers#1 Michigan City · 82.2°
Longest growing season#1 Jeffersonville · 225 days
#91
Wettest#1 Ferdinand · 51 in
Safety
Safest#1 St. John · 2.5
The number on the right is Sullivan’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.