Best Places47304, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 47304, 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.
47304 ranks 16,180th 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 47304
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.
47304's strengths and weaknesses
Where 47304 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Short commute18.7 minutes each way, better than 89% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 86% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 83% of zip codes
Where 47304 ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 60 pleasant days a year, better than only 8% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 19% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 24% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 25% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 35% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 47304
A household needs to earn about $48,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 47304 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $66,648, 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 47304'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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 47304
47304's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 47304.
Who works in 47304, and how
Work in 47304 centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in 47304
47304 has more parkland per resident than 68% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 47304 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 47304, month by month
47304 sees roughly 60 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 39, 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 | 39° | 30° | 22° |
| April | 66° | 53° | 41° |
| July | 87° | 76° | 65° |
| October | 71° | 58° | 47° |
Flying in and out of 47304
The nearest airport, Fort Wayne International, is about 54 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Indianapolis International, about 57 miles away.
The best schools in and around 47304
Schools across 47304 average a C, better than 35% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Royerton Elementary SchoolA− · 57% proficient
- Yorktown Elementary SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Eaton Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Delta Middle SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Yorktown Middle SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Northside Middle SchoolD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Indiana Academy For Sci Math HmnA+ · 93% proficient
- Delta High SchoolA− · 63% proficient
- Yorktown High SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 47304 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
47304 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 47304 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 47304 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 10% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 47304
Is 47304 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 47304 ranks 16,180th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, short commutes, and cell coverage, and lowest on the weather and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 47304 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $181,767. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $66,648 median income, cost of living beats 43% of zip codes.
Is 47304 safe?
47304 is safer than 25% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $401 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 47304?
July highs average about 87 degrees, and January highs near 39 with lows near 22. That works out to about 60 pleasant days a year, more than 8% of zip codes.
Is 47304 good for families?
Schools beat 35% of zip codes, crime safety beats 25%, and childcare runs $747 a month.
Compare 47304 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 47304. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 47304 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.
47304 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 47304: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 47304: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 47304: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 47304: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
47304 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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