Best Places46619, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 46619, 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.
46619 ranks 28,392nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 46619
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.
46619's strengths and weaknesses
Where 46619 ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 95% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 90% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 82% of zip codes
- Short commute21.1 minutes each way, better than 80% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 79% of zip codes
Where 46619 ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 10% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 46619
A household needs to earn about $28,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 46619 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $51,536, 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 46619's effective rate of 0.93%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 46619
46619's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 46619.
Who works in 46619, and how
Work in 46619 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 46619
46619 has more parkland per resident than 74% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 46619 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 46619, month by month
46619 sees roughly 64 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 35, with lows near 19. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 27° | 19° |
| April | 62° | 48° | 36° |
| July | 86° | 74° | 62° |
| October | 67° | 54° | 44° |
Flying in and out of 46619
The nearest airport, South Bend International, is about 3 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Chicago Midway International, about 74 miles away.
The best schools in and around 46619
Schools across 46619 average a C, better than 31% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Olive Township Elementary SchoolA · 62% proficient
- Kennedy AcademyB · 49% proficient
- Marshall Traditional SchoolD+ · 23% proficient
Top middle schools
- New Prairie Middle SchoolB · 43% proficient
- Lasalle AcademyB− · 40% proficient
- Navarre Middle SchoolF · 2% proficient
Top high schools
- New Prairie High SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Washington High SchoolD · 19% proficient
- Rise Up Academy At EgglestonD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 46619 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
46619 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 46619 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 46619 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 6% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in 46619
Is 46619 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 46619 ranks 28,392nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low disaster risk, walkability, and biking, and lowest on crime and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 46619 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $103,504. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $51,536 median income, cost of living beats 20% of zip codes.
Is 46619 safe?
46619 is safer than 3% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $882 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 46619?
July highs average about 86 degrees, and January highs near 35 with lows near 19. That works out to about 64 pleasant days a year, more than 14% of zip codes.
Is 46619 good for families?
Schools beat 31% of zip codes, crime safety beats 3%, and childcare runs $831 a month.
Compare 46619 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 46619. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 46619 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.
46619 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 46619: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 46619: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 46619: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 46619: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
46619 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.