Best Places47424, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 47424, 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.
47424 ranks 19,576th 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 47424
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.
47424's strengths and weaknesses
Where 47424 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 88% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 79% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 74% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 70% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 68% of zip codes
Where 47424 ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 17% of zip codes
- Short commute32.6 minutes each way, better than only 18% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 66 pleasant days a year, better than only 18% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 23% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 47424
A household needs to earn about $47,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 47424 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $75,419, 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 47424's effective rate of 0.58%, 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 47424
47424 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 47424.
Who works in 47424, and how
Work in 47424 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 47424
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 47424.
What the weather is like in 47424, month by month
47424 sees roughly 66 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 41, 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 | 41° | 31° | 23° |
| April | 69° | 55° | 42° |
| July | 88° | 76° | 65° |
| October | 72° | 58° | 46° |
Flying in and out of 47424
Indianapolis International sits about 57 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 5.2 million passengers in 2025, with 92 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 47424
Schools across 47424 average a C+, better than 46% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- White River Valley Elementary SchB− · 43% proficient
- Bloomfield Elementary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Eastern Greene Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- White River Valley Middle SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Eastern Greene Middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Eastern Greene High SchoolA− · 62% proficient
- Bloomfield High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
- White River Valley High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 47424 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
47424 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 47424 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 47424
Is 47424 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 47424 ranks 19,576th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, state infrastructure, and low property taxes, and lowest on taxes and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 47424 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $184,470. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $75,419 median income, cost of living beats 58% of zip codes.
Is 47424 safe?
47424 is safer than 52% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $279 per resident a year.
Compare 47424 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 47424. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 47424 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.
47424 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 47424: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 47424: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 47424: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 47424: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
47424 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.