Wright ranks #24 in Indiana for low property taxes
Wright 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 4.
The lists Wright does best on
Each list ranks every IN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Wright marked.
Wright lands in the top half on 5 of 19 lists
Each dot is Wright’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in IN, the right end is last. Areas where Wright does best come first.
More year-round than 86% of Indiana
Not better or worse, just Wright’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Wright out-ranks 0 of its 2 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.
Every IN list, and where Wright lands
38 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Cost of living
C Most affordable#1 Country Squire Lakes · 0.4 yrs #80
Cheapest rent#1 Madison · $537/mo
#119
Lowest property tax#1 Grissom AFB · $199/yr
#24
Rent easiest to afford#1 Vernon · 21.3%
Health
Healthiest#1 Carmel · 96 / 100
#585
Lowest obesity#1 Notre Dame · 25%
#541
Fewest smokers#1 Carmel · 8%
#588
Most active#1 Carmel · 15%
#579
Fewest uninsured#1 Zionsville · 4%
#435
Lowest depression#1 East Chicago · 19%
#510
Closest to a top hospital#1 East Chicago · 0.1 mi
#134 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Washington · 49.8%
#239
Most trails#1 Winona Lake · 3.5 mi / sq mi
#290
Most walkable#1 Bicknell · 197 / sq mi
#351 
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Notre Dame · 10.4 min
#554 People
Most educated#1 Notre Dame · 79.5%
#573
Youngest#1 Notre Dame · 20.3
#339
Oldest#1 Clay · 58.6
#266
Most residents 65+#1 Jamestown · 35.8%
#405
Most kids#1 Van Buren · 45.1%
#352 Climate
Snowiest#1 Michigan City · 65 in
#464
Least snow#1 Jeffersonville · 4.3 in
#124
Mildest winters#1 Tell City · 25.5°
#148
Hottest summers#1 Pigeon · 88.4°
#108
Coolest summers#1 Michigan City · 82.2°
#443
Longest growing season#1 Jeffersonville · 225 days
#91
Wettest#1 Ferdinand · 51 in
#129 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Jamestown · 39%
#516
Most new homes#1 Whitestown · 44.0 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Logan · +90.9%
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Speedway · 35.1 per home
Safety
Safest#1 St. John · 2.5
The number on the right is Wright’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.