Best Places47453, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 47453, 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.
47453 ranks 17,057th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 47453
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.
47453's strengths and weaknesses
Where 47453 ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 86% of zip codes
Where 47453 ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Short commute41.3 minutes each way, better than only 3% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 8% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 47453
A household needs to earn about $57,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 47453 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $99,627, 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 47453's effective rate of 0.55%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 47453
47453 runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share, 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 47453.
Who works in 47453, and how
Work in 47453 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 96%
- Work from home 1%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 47453
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 47453.
What the weather is like in 47453, month by month
47453 sees roughly 129 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 32° | 25° |
| April | 66° | 55° | 46° |
| July | 85° | 75° | 68° |
| October | 69° | 58° | 49° |
Flying in and out of 47453
Indianapolis International sits about 59 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 47453
Schools across 47453 average a C+, better than 48% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Shoals Community Elementary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Eastern Greene Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Loogootee Middle SchoolB− · 39% proficient
- Eastern Greene Middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Eastern Greene High SchoolA− · 62% proficient
- Shoals Community High SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 47453 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
47453 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 47453 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 47453
Is 47453 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 47453 ranks 17,057th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on heat safety, tree cover, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on internet speeds and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 47453 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $225,109. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $99,627 median income, cost of living beats 86% of zip codes.
Is 47453 safe?
47453 is safer than 52% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $268 per resident a year.
Compare 47453 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 47453. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 47453 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.
47453 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 47453: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 47453: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 47453: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 47453: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
47453 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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