Best Places47336, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 47336, 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.
47336 ranks 22,940th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. Taxes pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on cheap car insurance.
The best neighborhoods in 47336
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.
47336's strengths and weaknesses
Where 47336 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 87% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 79% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 79% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$736 a month, better than 68% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 63% of zip codes
Where 47336 ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 60 pleasant days a year, better than only 8% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- Household income$58,711 median, better than only 22% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 47336
A household needs to earn about $26,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 47336 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $58,711, 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 47336's effective rate of 0.73%, 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 47336
47336 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 47336.
Who works in 47336, and how
Work in 47336 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 92%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 47336
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 47336.
What the weather is like in 47336, month by month
47336 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 47336
The nearest airport, Fort Wayne International, is about 41 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Indianapolis International, about 73 miles away.
The best schools in and around 47336
Schools across 47336 average a C, better than 38% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Eaton Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Redkey Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Blackford Intermediate SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Delta Middle SchoolB− · 41% proficient
Top high schools
- Delta High SchoolA− · 63% proficient
- Blackford Jr-sr High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Jay County Jr/sr High SchoolC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 47336 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
47336 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 47336 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 47336
Is 47336 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 47336 ranks 22,940th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, state infrastructure, and walkability, and lowest on taxes and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 47336 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $98,756. The overall cost of living runs about 26% below the national average. Set against a $58,711 median income, cost of living beats 42% of zip codes.
Is 47336 safe?
47336 is safer than 42% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $300 per resident a year.
Compare 47336 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 47336. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 47336 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.
47336 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 47336: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 47336: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 47336: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 47336: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
47336 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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