Best Places46122, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 46122, 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.
46122 ranks 4,701st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 46122
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.
46122's strengths and weaknesses
Where 46122 ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 88% of zip codes
Where 46122 ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 57 pleasant days a year, better than only 4% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 20% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,131 a month, better than only 22% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 26% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 46122
A household needs to earn about $83,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 46122 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $100,201, 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 46122's effective rate of 0.86%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 46122
46122's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 46122.
Who works in 46122, and how
Work in 46122 centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 46122
46122 has more parkland per resident than 85% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 46122 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 46122, month by month
46122 sees roughly 57 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 30° | 22° |
| April | 67° | 54° | 42° |
| July | 87° | 77° | 67° |
| October | 70° | 58° | 47° |
Flying in and out of 46122
Indianapolis International sits about 12 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 46122
Schools across 46122 average a B+, better than 77% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- White Lick Elementary SchoolA+ · 77% proficient
- North Salem Elementary SchoolA− · 62% proficient
- Mill Creek East ElementaryB+ · 55% proficient
Top middle schools
- Brownsburg West Middle SchoolA+ · 70% proficient
- Tri-west Middle SchoolA · 62% proficient
- Danville Middle SchoolA− · 55% proficient
Top high schools
- Brownsburg High SchoolA · 72% proficient
- Cascade Senior High SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Tri-west Senior High SchoolA− · 62% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 46122 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
46122 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 46122 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 46122
Is 46122 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 46122 ranks 4,701st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on few empty homes, low crime, and what local pay buys, and lowest on the weather and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 46122 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $315,298. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $100,201 median income, cost of living beats 90% of zip codes.
Is 46122 safe?
Yes, 46122 is safer than 91% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $170 per resident a year.
Compare 46122 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 46122. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 46122 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.
46122 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 46122: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 46122: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 46122: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 46122: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
46122 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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