Best Places46036, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 46036, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
46036 ranks 22,437th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. Taxes pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on cheap car insurance.
The best neighborhoods in 46036
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
46036's strengths and weaknesses
Where 46036 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 83% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 79% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 76% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 66% of zip codes
Where 46036 ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- School gradeD+, better than only 11% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 21% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 27% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 46036
A household needs to earn about $33,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 46036 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $68,431, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses 46036's effective rate of 0.70%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 46036
46036 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 46036.
Who works in 46036, and how
Work in 46036 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 46036
46036 has more parkland per resident than 78% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 46036 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 46036, month by month
46036 sees roughly 79 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 35, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 29° | 24° |
| April | 62° | 51° | 43° |
| July | 84° | 74° | 66° |
| October | 66° | 55° | 47° |
Flying in and out of 46036
Indianapolis International sits about 46 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 5.2 million passengers in 2025, with 92 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 46036
Schools across 46036 average a D+, better than 11% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Tipton Elementary SchoolB · 46% proficient
- Tri Central ElementaryC+ · 38% proficient
- Frankton Elementary SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Tipton Middle SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Frankton Jr-sr High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Madison-grant Jr./sr. High SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Tipton High SchoolC · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 46036 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
46036 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 46036 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 46036
Is 46036 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 46036 ranks 22,437th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, cell coverage, and state infrastructure, and lowest on taxes and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 46036 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $129,286. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $68,431 median income, cost of living beats 57% of zip codes.
Is 46036 safe?
46036 is safer than 31% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $365 per resident a year.
Compare 46036 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 46036. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 46036 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
46036 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 46036: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 46036: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 46036: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 46036: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
46036 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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