Best Places46202, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 46202, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
46202 ranks 17,078th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on biking by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 46202
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.
46202's strengths and weaknesses
Where 46202 ranks high
- BikingBetter than 99% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 96% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 91% of zip codes
Where 46202 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 54 pleasant days a year, better than only 2% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 11% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 46202
A household needs to earn about $114,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 46202 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $70,905, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 46202's effective rate of 0.89%, 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 46202
46202 runs younger than the country, 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 46202.
Who works in 46202, and how
Work in 46202 centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 56%
- Work from home 21%
- Transit, walk, or bike 23%
Life in 46202
46202 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 88% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 81% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 46202 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 46202, month by month
46202 sees roughly 54 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 46202
Indianapolis International sits about 8 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 46202
Schools across 46202 average a D+, better than 13% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Center For Inquiry School 2B− · 43% proficient
- Paramount Cottage HomeC · 34% proficient
- Center For Inquiry School 27C− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Merle Sidener Gifted AcademyA+ · 74% proficient
- Arlington Community Middle SchoolF · 6% proficient
Top high schools
- Herron High SchoolB+ · 57% proficient
- Arsenal Technical High SchoolD− · 13% proficient
- Crispus Attucks High SchoolF · 10% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 46202 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
46202 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 46202 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 46202 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 21% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in 46202
Is 46202 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 46202 ranks 17,078th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on biking, walkability, and transit, and lowest on noise and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 46202 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $430,987. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $70,905 median income, cost of living beats 58% of zip codes.
Is 46202 safe?
46202 is safer than 4% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $727 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 46202?
July highs average about 88 degrees, and January highs near 39 with lows near 21. That works out to about 54 pleasant days a year, more than 2% of zip codes.
Is 46202 good for families?
Schools beat 13% of zip codes, crime safety beats 4%, and childcare runs $808 a month.
Compare 46202 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 46202. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 46202 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.
46202 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 46202: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 46202: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 46202: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 46202: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
46202 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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