Best Places46186, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 46186, 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.
46186 ranks 9,157th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 46186
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.
46186's strengths and weaknesses
Where 46186 ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 83% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 79% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 78% of zip codes
Where 46186 ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,041 a month, better than only 30% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 31% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than only 35% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 46186
A household needs to earn about $64,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 46186 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $81,646, 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 46186's effective rate of 0.60%, 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 46186
46186 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 46186.
Who works in 46186, and how
Work in 46186 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 46186
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 46186.
What the weather is like in 46186, month by month
46186 sees roughly 82 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 46186
Indianapolis International sits about 37 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 46186
Schools across 46186 average a B, better than 67% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Eden Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Eastern Hancock Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Knightstown Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Greenfield Central Junior High SchB− · 40% proficient
- Eastern Hancock Middle SchoolB− · 39% proficient
- Knightstown Intermediate SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Top high schools
- Eastern Hancock High SchoolB+ · 58% proficient
- Greenfield-central High SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Knightstown High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 46186 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
46186 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 46186 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 46186
Is 46186 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 46186 ranks 9,157th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on fast internet, cheap car insurance, and low disaster risk, and lowest on tree cover and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 46186 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $251,914. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $81,646 median income, cost of living beats 78% of zip codes.
Is 46186 safe?
Yes, 46186 is safer than 72% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $213 per resident a year.
Compare 46186 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 46186. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 46186 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.
46186 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 46186: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 46186: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 46186: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 46186: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
46186 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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