Best Places47348, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 47348, 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.
47348 ranks 24,865th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. Health outcomes pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on cheap car insurance.
The best neighborhoods in 47348
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.
47348's strengths and weaknesses
Where 47348 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 89% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 82% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 79% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$724 a month, better than 70% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 69% of zip codes
Where 47348 ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 61 pleasant days a year, better than only 10% of zip codes
- Household income$56,893 median, better than only 19% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 25% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 47348
A household needs to earn about $29,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 47348 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $56,893, 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 47348's effective rate of 0.71%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 47348
47348 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 47348.
Who works in 47348, and how
Work in 47348 centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 47348
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 47348.
What the weather is like in 47348, month by month
47348 sees roughly 61 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 47348
The nearest airport, Fort Wayne International, is about 38 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Indianapolis International, about 71 miles away.
The best schools in and around 47348
Schools across 47348 average a C+, better than 44% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Blackford Intermediate SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- Blackford Jr-sr High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 47348 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
47348 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 47348 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 47348
Is 47348 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 47348 ranks 24,865th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, walkability, and state infrastructure, and lowest on health outcomes and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 47348 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $113,522. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $56,893 median income, cost of living beats 32% of zip codes.
Is 47348 safe?
47348 is safer than 34% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $346 per resident a year.
Compare 47348 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 47348. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 47348 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.
47348 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 47348: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 47348: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 47348: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 47348: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
47348 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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