Wabash ranks #17 in Indiana for short commutes
Wabash 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 Wabash does best on
Each list ranks every IN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Wabash marked.
Wabash lands in the top half on 9 of 20 lists
Each dot is Wabash’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IN, the right end is last. Areas where Wabash does best come first.
More seniors than 84% of Indiana
Not better or worse, just Wabash’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Where Wabash 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
#17 Cost of living
C Most affordable#1 Country Squire Lakes · 0.4 yrs #52
Cheapest rent#1 Madison · $537/mo
#60
Lowest property tax#1 Grissom AFB · $199/yr
#47
Rent easiest to afford#1 Vernon · 21.3%
#20 Health
Healthiest#1 Carmel · 96 / 100
#415
Lowest obesity#1 Notre Dame · 25%
#234
Fewest smokers#1 Carmel · 8%
#339
Most active#1 Carmel · 15%
#449
Fewest uninsured#1 Zionsville · 4%
#328
Lowest depression#1 East Chicago · 19%
#101
Closest to a top hospital#1 East Chicago · 0.1 mi
#442 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Washington · 49.8%
#286
Most trails#1 Winona Lake · 3.5 mi / sq mi
#238
Most walkable#1 Bicknell · 197 / sq mi
#168 People
Most educated#1 Notre Dame · 79.5%
#277
Youngest#1 Notre Dame · 20.3
#351
Oldest#1 Clay · 58.6
#248
Most residents 65+#1 Jamestown · 35.8%
#97
Most kids#1 Van Buren · 45.1%
#312 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Jamestown · 39%
#377
Most new homes#1 Whitestown · 44.0 per 1,000
#118
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Logan · +90.9%
#307
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Speedway · 35.1 per home
Climate
Snowiest#1 Michigan City · 65 in
#347
Least snow#1 Jeffersonville · 4.3 in
#253
Mildest winters#1 Tell City · 25.5°
#314
Hottest summers#1 Pigeon · 88.4°
#233
Coolest summers#1 Michigan City · 82.2°
#306
Longest growing season#1 Jeffersonville · 225 days
#286
Wettest#1 Ferdinand · 51 in
#378 Safety
Safest#1 St. John · 2.5
The number on the right is Wabash’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.