Best Places47462, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 47462, 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.
47462 ranks 10,538th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and walkability ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 47462
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.
47462's strengths and weaknesses
Where 47462 ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 80% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 80% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 80% of zip codes
Where 47462 ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 24% of zip codes
- Short commute30.7 minutes each way, better than only 25% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 47462
A household needs to earn about $51,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 47462 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $79,166, 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 47462's effective rate of 0.57%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 47462
47462's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 47462.
Who works in 47462, and how
Work in 47462 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 47462
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 47462.
What the weather is like in 47462, month by month
47462 sees roughly 123 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 47462
Indianapolis International sits about 56 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 47462
Schools across 47462 average a C+, better than 48% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Lakeview Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Oolitic SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Needmore Elementary SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- Jackson Creek Middle SchoolA · 60% proficient
- Loogootee Middle SchoolB− · 39% proficient
- Eastern Greene Middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Eastern Greene High SchoolA− · 62% proficient
- Bedford-north Lawrence High SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Shoals Community High SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 47462 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
47462 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 47462 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 47462
Is 47462 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 47462 ranks 10,538th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on heat safety, cheap car insurance, and low crime, and lowest on walkability and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 47462 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $203,395. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $79,166 median income, cost of living beats 60% of zip codes.
Is 47462 safe?
Yes, 47462 is safer than 80% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $193 per resident a year.
Compare 47462 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 47462. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 47462 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.
47462 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 47462: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 47462: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 47462: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 47462: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
47462 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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