Best Places47250, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 47250, 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.
47250 ranks 17,829th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 47250
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.
47250's strengths and weaknesses
Where 47250 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 83% of zip codes
- Short commute21.2 minutes each way, better than 80% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 79% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 75% of zip codes
Where 47250 ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 56 pleasant days a year, better than only 3% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 24% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 31% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 32% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 33% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 47250
A household needs to earn about $54,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 47250 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $68,250, 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 47250's effective rate of 0.64%, 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 47250
47250 runs older 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 47250.
Who works in 47250, and how
Work in 47250 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 47250
47250 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 75% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 66% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 47250 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 47250, month by month
47250 sees roughly 56 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 36° | 26° |
| April | 71° | 58° | 45° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 69° |
| October | 74° | 60° | 48° |
Flying in and out of 47250
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International sits about 43 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 47250
Schools across 47250 average a C+, better than 42% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Deputy Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
- South Ripley Elementary SchoolB · 49% proficient
- Lydia Middleton Elementary SchoolB · 48% proficient
Top middle schools
- South Ripley Junior High SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Madison Consolidated Jr High SchB · 44% proficient
- Switzerland Co Middle SchoolD · 23% proficient
Top high schools
- South Ripley High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Madison Consolidated High SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Southwestern High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 47250 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
47250 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 47250 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 47250 suits
Families
Schools land around the 42nd percentile and crime safety beats 59%.
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 8% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 47250
Is 47250 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 47250 ranks 17,829th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, fast internet, and short commutes, and lowest on the weather and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 47250 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $210,045. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $68,250 median income, cost of living beats 40% of zip codes.
Is 47250 safe?
Yes, 47250 is safer than 59% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $251 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 47250?
July highs average about 90 degrees, and January highs near 46 with lows near 26. That works out to about 56 pleasant days a year, more than 3% of zip codes.
Is 47250 good for families?
Schools beat 42% of zip codes, crime safety beats 59%, and childcare runs $794 a month.
Compare 47250 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 47250. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 47250 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.
47250 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 47250: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 47250: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 47250: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 47250: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
47250 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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