Walker ranks #25 in Indiana for conserved land
Walker is ranked on 32 lists against the 602 Indiana towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 3.
The lists Walker does best on
Each list ranks every IN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Walker marked.
Walker lands in the top half on 10 of 19 lists
Each dot is Walker’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IN, the right end is last. Areas where Walker does best come first.
Colder winters than 91% of Indiana
Not better or worse, just Walker’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Walker out-ranks 1 of its 3 ranked neighbors
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 Walker 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.
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Washington · 49.8%
#25
Most trails#1 Winona Lake · 3.5 mi / sq mi
#160
Most walkable#1 Bicknell · 197 / sq mi
#588 Health
Healthiest#1 Carmel · 96 / 100
#306
Lowest obesity#1 Notre Dame · 25%
#375
Fewest smokers#1 Carmel · 8%
#247
Most active#1 Carmel · 15%
#275
Fewest uninsured#1 Zionsville · 4%
#174
Lowest depression#1 East Chicago · 19%
#101
Closest to a top hospital#1 East Chicago · 0.1 mi
#590 Cost of living
C Most affordable#1 Country Squire Lakes · 0.4 yrs #440
Cheapest rent#1 Madison · $537/mo
#225
Lowest property tax#1 Grissom AFB · $199/yr
#152
Rent easiest to afford#1 Vernon · 21.3%
People
Most educated#1 Notre Dame · 79.5%
#549
Youngest#1 Notre Dame · 20.3
#450
Oldest#1 Clay · 58.6
#157
Most residents 65+#1 Jamestown · 35.8%
#444
Most kids#1 Van Buren · 45.1%
#421 
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Notre Dame · 10.4 min
#589 Climate
Snowiest#1 Michigan City · 65 in
#229
Least snow#1 Jeffersonville · 4.3 in
#371
Mildest winters#1 Tell City · 25.5°
#498
Hottest summers#1 Pigeon · 88.4°
#365
Coolest summers#1 Michigan City · 82.2°
#195
Longest growing season#1 Jeffersonville · 225 days
#475
Wettest#1 Ferdinand · 51 in
#350 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Jamestown · 39%
#83
Most new homes#1 Whitestown · 44.0 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Logan · +90.9%
#378
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Speedway · 35.1 per home
Safety
Safest#1 St. John · 2.5
The number on the right is Walker’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.