Best Places46205, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 46205, 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.
46205 ranks 9,216th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on biking by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 46205
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.
46205's strengths and weaknesses
Where 46205 ranks high
- BikingBetter than 97% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 95% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 86% of zip codes
Where 46205 ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 53 pleasant days a year, better than only 2% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 13% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 46205
A household needs to earn about $81,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 46205 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $84,756, 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 46205's effective rate of 0.87%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 46205
46205 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 46205.
Who works in 46205, and how
Work in 46205 centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 21%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in 46205
46205 has more parkland per resident than 90% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 46205 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 46205, month by month
46205 sees roughly 53 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 46205
Indianapolis International sits about 11 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 46205
Schools across 46205 average a C−, better than 27% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Center For Inquiry School 70B · 45% proficient
- Rousseau Mcclellan School 91C · 30% proficient
- Center For Inquiry School 27C− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Merle Sidener Gifted AcademyA+ · 74% proficient
- Eastwood Middle SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
- Avondale Meadows Middle SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top high schools
- Geo Next Generation AcademyB+ · 58% proficient
- North Central High SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Charles A Tindley Accelerated SchC+ · 38% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 46205 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
46205 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 46205 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 46205 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 84% of zip codes, 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 46205
Is 46205 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 46205 ranks 9,216th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on biking, transit, and walkability, 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 46205 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $307,702. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $84,756 median income, cost of living beats 84% of zip codes.
Is 46205 safe?
46205 is safer than 13% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $518 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 46205?
July highs average about 87 degrees, and January highs near 40 with lows near 22. That works out to about 53 pleasant days a year, more than 2% of zip codes.
Is 46205 good for families?
Schools beat 27% of zip codes, crime safety beats 13%, and childcare runs $808 a month.
Compare 46205 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 46205. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 46205 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.
46205 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 46205: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 46205: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 46205: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 46205: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
46205 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.