Best Places46158, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 46158, 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.
46158 ranks 12,260th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. The weather pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on cheap car insurance.
The best neighborhoods in 46158
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.
46158's strengths and weaknesses
Where 46158 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 81% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 79% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 79% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 74% of zip codes
Where 46158 ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 55 pleasant days a year, better than only 2% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 28% of zip codes
- Short commute29.6 minutes each way, better than only 30% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 46158
A household needs to earn about $66,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 46158 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $87,363, 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 46158's effective rate of 0.58%, 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 46158
46158 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 46158.
Who works in 46158, and how
Work in 46158 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 87%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 46158
46158 has more parkland per resident than 85% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 46158 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 46158, month by month
46158 sees roughly 55 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 30° | 21° |
| April | 67° | 53° | 41° |
| July | 88° | 77° | 67° |
| October | 70° | 57° | 46° |
Flying in and out of 46158
Indianapolis International sits about 10 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 46158
Schools across 46158 average a B−, better than 55% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Clarks Creek ElementaryA− · 59% proficient
- Brentwood Elementary SchoolA− · 57% proficient
- Mill Creek East ElementaryB+ · 55% proficient
Top middle schools
- Plainfield Community Middle SchoolA · 62% proficient
- Cascade Middle SchoolB · 44% proficient
- Bell Intermediate AcademyC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Cascade Senior High SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Plainfield High SchoolA− · 65% proficient
- Mooresville High SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 46158 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
46158 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 46158 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 46158 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 79% of zip codes and 11% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 46158
Is 46158 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 46158 ranks 12,260th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, few empty homes, and state infrastructure, 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 46158 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $259,627. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $87,363 median income, cost of living beats 79% of zip codes.
Is 46158 safe?
Yes, 46158 is safer than 70% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $288 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 46158?
July highs average about 88 degrees, and January highs near 39 with lows near 21. That works out to about 55 pleasant days a year, more than 2% of zip codes.
Is 46158 good for families?
Schools beat 55% of zip codes, crime safety beats 70%, and childcare runs $998 a month.
Compare 46158 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 46158. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 46158 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.
46158 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 46158: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 46158: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 46158: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 46158: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
46158 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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