Best Places46052, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 46052, 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.
46052 ranks 11,206th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 46052
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.
46052's strengths and weaknesses
Where 46052 ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 84% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 83% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 82% of zip codes
Where 46052 ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 65 pleasant days a year, better than only 15% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 20% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 20% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 46052
A household needs to earn about $60,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 46052 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $75,474, 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 46052's effective rate of 0.71%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 46052
46052's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 46052.
Who works in 46052, and how
Work in 46052 centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 46052
46052 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 67% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 81% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 46052 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 46052, month by month
46052 sees roughly 65 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 19. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 28° | 19° |
| April | 64° | 50° | 39° |
| July | 84° | 73° | 62° |
| October | 68° | 54° | 43° |
Flying in and out of 46052
Indianapolis International sits about 25 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 46052
Schools across 46052 average a B, better than 62% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Union Elementary SchoolA · 71% proficient
- Boone MeadowA · 69% proficient
- Zionsville West Middle SchoolA · 62% proficient
Top middle schools
- Zionsville Middle SchoolA · 66% proficient
- Lebanon Middle SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Sheridan Middle SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- Zionsville Community High SchoolA+ · 82% proficient
- Lebanon Senior High SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Western Boone Jr-sr High SchoolB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 46052 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
46052 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 46052 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 46052 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 14% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 46052
Is 46052 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 46052 ranks 11,206th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on few empty homes, cheap car insurance, and fast internet, and lowest on air quality and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 46052 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $230,952. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $75,474 median income, cost of living beats 58% of zip codes.
Is 46052 safe?
Yes, 46052 is safer than 69% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $233 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 46052?
July highs average about 84 degrees, and January highs near 37 with lows near 19. That works out to about 65 pleasant days a year, more than 15% of zip codes.
Is 46052 good for families?
Schools beat 62% of zip codes, crime safety beats 69%, and childcare runs $1,197 a month.
Compare 46052 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 46052. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 46052 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.
46052 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 46052: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 46052: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 46052: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 46052: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
46052 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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