Washington ranks #22 in Indiana for walkable streets
Washington is ranked on 36 lists against the 602 Indiana towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 5.
The lists Washington does best on
Each list ranks every IN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Washington marked.
Washington lands in the top half on 10 of 22 lists
Each dot is Washington’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IN, the right end is last. Areas where Washington does best come first.
Less snow than 93% of Indiana
Not better or worse, just Washington’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Where Washington 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
#42 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Washington · 49.8%
#165
Most trails#1 Winona Lake · 3.5 mi / sq mi
#220
Most walkable#1 Bicknell · 197 / sq mi
#22 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Jamestown · 39%
#359
Most new homes#1 Whitestown · 44.0 per 1,000
#31
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Logan · +90.9%
#342
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Speedway · 35.1 per home
#44 Cost of living
C Most affordable#1 Country Squire Lakes · 0.4 yrs #149
Cheapest rent#1 Madison · $537/mo
#183
Lowest property tax#1 Grissom AFB · $199/yr
#239
Rent easiest to afford#1 Vernon · 21.3%
#106 Safety
Safest#1 St. John · 2.5
#33 Health
Healthiest#1 Carmel · 96 / 100
#565
Lowest obesity#1 Notre Dame · 25%
#541
Fewest smokers#1 Carmel · 8%
#507
Most active#1 Carmel · 15%
#551
Fewest uninsured#1 Zionsville · 4%
#557
Lowest depression#1 East Chicago · 19%
#378
Closest to a top hospital#1 East Chicago · 0.1 mi
#489 
The number on the right is Washington’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.