Winfield makes Indiana’s top 10 on 4 lists
Winfield is ranked on 28 lists against the 602 Indiana towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 4 and the top quarter on 12.
The lists Winfield does best on
Each list ranks every IN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Winfield marked.
Winfield 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.
Winfield lands in the top half on 13 of 18 lists
Each dot is Winfield’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IN, the right end is last. Areas where Winfield does best come first.
More kids than 90% of Indiana
Not better or worse, just Winfield’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
4 spots from the top 10 for graduation rate
Lists where Winfield sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Where Winfield 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.
Health
Healthiest#1 Carmel · 96 / 100
#32
Lowest obesity#1 Notre Dame · 25%
#33
Fewest smokers#1 Carmel · 8%
#40
Most active#1 Carmel · 15%
#31
Fewest uninsured#1 Zionsville · 4%
#61
Lowest depression#1 East Chicago · 19%
#10
Closest to a top hospital#1 East Chicago · 0.1 mi
#441 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Jamestown · 39%
#201
Most new homes#1 Whitestown · 44.0 per 1,000
#10
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Logan · +90.9%
#466
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Speedway · 35.1 per home
#20 People
Most educated#1 Notre Dame · 79.5%
#55
Youngest#1 Notre Dame · 20.3
#205
Oldest#1 Clay · 58.6
#402
Most residents 65+#1 Jamestown · 35.8%
#542
Most kids#1 Van Buren · 45.1%
#63 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Washington · 49.8%
#451
Most trails#1 Winona Lake · 3.5 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Bicknell · 197 / sq mi
#268 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Notre Dame · 10.4 min
#584 Cost of living
C Most affordable#1 Country Squire Lakes · 0.4 yrs #591
Cheapest rent#1 Madison · $537/mo
Lowest property tax#1 Grissom AFB · $199/yr
#597
Rent easiest to afford#1 Vernon · 21.3%
Climate
Snowiest#1 Michigan City · 65 in
#183
Least snow#1 Jeffersonville · 4.3 in
#398
Mildest winters#1 Tell City · 25.5°
Hottest summers#1 Pigeon · 88.4°
Coolest summers#1 Michigan City · 82.2°
Longest growing season#1 Jeffersonville · 225 days
#506
Wettest#1 Ferdinand · 51 in
Safety
Safest#1 St. John · 2.5
The number on the right is Winfield’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.