Wheatfield ranks #76 in Indiana for public schools
Wheatfield 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 2.
The lists Wheatfield does best on
Each list ranks every IN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Wheatfield marked.
Wheatfield lands in the top half on 9 of 20 lists
Each dot is Wheatfield’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IN, the right end is last. Areas where Wheatfield does best come first.
Colder winters than 91% of Indiana
Not better or worse, just Wheatfield’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Every IN list, and where Wheatfield lands
38 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Health
Healthiest#1 Carmel · 96 / 100
#299
Lowest obesity#1 Notre Dame · 25%
#375
Fewest smokers#1 Carmel · 8%
#247
Most active#1 Carmel · 15%
#207
Fewest uninsured#1 Zionsville · 4%
#174
Lowest depression#1 East Chicago · 19%
#214
Closest to a top hospital#1 East Chicago · 0.1 mi
#599 Cost of living
C Most affordable#1 Country Squire Lakes · 0.4 yrs #384
Cheapest rent#1 Madison · $537/mo
#301
Lowest property tax#1 Grissom AFB · $199/yr
#133
Rent easiest to afford#1 Vernon · 21.3%
People
Most educated#1 Notre Dame · 79.5%
#370
Youngest#1 Notre Dame · 20.3
#530
Oldest#1 Clay · 58.6
#73
Most residents 65+#1 Jamestown · 35.8%
#124
Most kids#1 Van Buren · 45.1%
#192 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Washington · 49.8%
#366
Most trails#1 Winona Lake · 3.5 mi / sq mi
#349
Most walkable#1 Bicknell · 197 / sq mi
#488 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Notre Dame · 10.4 min
#483 
Climate
Snowiest#1 Michigan City · 65 in
#140
Least snow#1 Jeffersonville · 4.3 in
#454
Mildest winters#1 Tell City · 25.5°
#496
Hottest summers#1 Pigeon · 88.4°
#364
Coolest summers#1 Michigan City · 82.2°
#194
Longest growing season#1 Jeffersonville · 225 days
#475
Wettest#1 Ferdinand · 51 in
#380 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Jamestown · 39%
#131
Most new homes#1 Whitestown · 44.0 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Logan · +90.9%
#446
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Speedway · 35.1 per home
Safety
Safest#1 St. John · 2.5
The number on the right is Wheatfield’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.