Taylor ranks #78 in Indiana for short commutes
Taylor 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 4.
The lists Taylor does best on
Each list ranks every IN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Taylor marked.
Taylor lands in the top half on 7 of 18 lists
Each dot is Taylor’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IN, the right end is last. Areas where Taylor does best come first.
More seniors than 94% of Indiana
Not better or worse, just Taylor’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Taylor 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 Taylor lands
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
#78 Health
Healthiest#1 Carmel · 96 / 100
#345
Lowest obesity#1 Notre Dame · 25%
#98
Fewest smokers#1 Carmel · 8%
#339
Most active#1 Carmel · 15%
#396
Fewest uninsured#1 Zionsville · 4%
#174
Lowest depression#1 East Chicago · 19%
#101
Closest to a top hospital#1 East Chicago · 0.1 mi
#87 Cost of living
C Most affordable#1 Country Squire Lakes · 0.4 yrs #217
Cheapest rent#1 Madison · $537/mo
#372
Lowest property tax#1 Grissom AFB · $199/yr
#309
Rent easiest to afford#1 Vernon · 21.3%
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Washington · 49.8%
Most trails#1 Winona Lake · 3.5 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Bicknell · 197 / sq mi
#347 People
Most educated#1 Notre Dame · 79.5%
#369
Youngest#1 Notre Dame · 20.3
#500
Oldest#1 Clay · 58.6
#100
Most residents 65+#1 Jamestown · 35.8%
#38
Most kids#1 Van Buren · 45.1%
#313 
Climate
Snowiest#1 Michigan City · 65 in
#93
Least snow#1 Jeffersonville · 4.3 in
#502
Mildest winters#1 Tell City · 25.5°
#332
Hottest summers#1 Pigeon · 88.4°
#378
Coolest summers#1 Michigan City · 82.2°
#168
Longest growing season#1 Jeffersonville · 225 days
#449
Wettest#1 Ferdinand · 51 in
#292 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Jamestown · 39%
#167
Most new homes#1 Whitestown · 44.0 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Logan · +90.9%
#245
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Speedway · 35.1 per home
Safety
Safest#1 St. John · 2.5
The number on the right is Taylor’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.