Best Places47031, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 47031, 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.
47031 ranks 15,753rd 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 47031
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.
47031's strengths and weaknesses
Where 47031 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 82% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 79% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 79% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 78% of zip codes
Where 47031 ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 54 pleasant days a year, better than only 2% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- School gradeC, better than only 34% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than only 35% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 35% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 47031
A household needs to earn about $54,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 47031 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $74,805, 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 47031's effective rate of 0.55%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 47031
47031 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 47031.
Who works in 47031, and how
Work in 47031 centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 47031
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 47031.
What the weather is like in 47031, month by month
47031 sees roughly 54 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 32° | 23° |
| April | 68° | 55° | 43° |
| July | 88° | 77° | 67° |
| October | 71° | 59° | 47° |
Flying in and out of 47031
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International sits about 26 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 4.4 million passengers in 2025, with 99 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 47031
Schools across 47031 average a C, better than 34% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- South Ripley Elementary SchoolB · 49% proficient
- Manchester Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Jac-cen-del Elementary SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
Top middle schools
- South Ripley Junior High SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Milan Intermediate SchoolC · 32% proficient
- South Dearborn Middle SchoolC · 31% proficient
Top high schools
- Milan High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
- South Ripley High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Jac-cen-del Ms/hsC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 47031 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
47031 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 47031 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 47031
Is 47031 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 47031 ranks 15,753rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, few empty homes, and state infrastructure, and lowest on the weather and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 47031 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $214,674. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $74,805 median income, cost of living beats 58% of zip codes.
Is 47031 safe?
Yes, 47031 is safer than 79% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $192 per resident a year.
Compare 47031 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 47031. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 47031 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.
47031 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 47031: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 47031: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 47031: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 47031: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
47031 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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