Syracuse ranks #55 in Indiana for walkable streets
Syracuse is ranked on 31 lists against the 602 Indiana towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 3.
Fewer kids than 98% of Indiana
Not better or worse, just Syracuse’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Syracuse does best on
Each list ranks every IN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Syracuse marked.
Syracuse lands in the top half on 12 of 18 lists
Each dot is Syracuse’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IN, the right end is last. Areas where Syracuse does best come first.
Where Syracuse 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.
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Notre Dame · 10.4 min
#86 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Washington · 49.8%
#240
Most trails#1 Winona Lake · 3.5 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Bicknell · 197 / sq mi
#55 Health
Healthiest#1 Carmel · 96 / 100
#240
Lowest obesity#1 Notre Dame · 25%
#234
Fewest smokers#1 Carmel · 8%
#247
Most active#1 Carmel · 15%
#333
Fewest uninsured#1 Zionsville · 4%
#174
Lowest depression#1 East Chicago · 19%
#214
Closest to a top hospital#1 East Chicago · 0.1 mi
#317 Cost of living
C Most affordable#1 Country Squire Lakes · 0.4 yrs #299
Cheapest rent#1 Madison · $537/mo
#425
Lowest property tax#1 Grissom AFB · $199/yr
#156
Rent easiest to afford#1 Vernon · 21.3%
People
Most educated#1 Notre Dame · 79.5%
#372
Youngest#1 Notre Dame · 20.3
#429
Oldest#1 Clay · 58.6
#175
Most residents 65+#1 Jamestown · 35.8%
#354
Most kids#1 Van Buren · 45.1%
#587 
Climate
Snowiest#1 Michigan City · 65 in
#33
Least snow#1 Jeffersonville · 4.3 in
#566
Mildest winters#1 Tell City · 25.5°
#470
Hottest summers#1 Pigeon · 88.4°
#454
Coolest summers#1 Michigan City · 82.2°
#110
Longest growing season#1 Jeffersonville · 225 days
#506
Wettest#1 Ferdinand · 51 in
#515 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Jamestown · 39%
#17
Most new homes#1 Whitestown · 44.0 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Logan · +90.9%
#41
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Speedway · 35.1 per home
Safety
Safest#1 St. John · 2.5
The number on the right is Syracuse’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.