Best Places47532, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 47532, 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.
47532 ranks 7,863rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 47532
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.
47532's strengths and weaknesses
Where 47532 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 91% of zip codes
- School gradeA−, better than 89% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 86% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 79% of zip codes
Where 47532 ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 48 pleasant days a year, better than only 1% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 27% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 30% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 34% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than only 35% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 47532
A household needs to earn about $63,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 47532 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $85,542, 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 47532's effective rate of 0.70%, 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 47532
47532 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 47532.
Who works in 47532, and how
Work in 47532 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 47532
47532 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 72% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 91% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 47532 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 47532, month by month
47532 sees roughly 48 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 33° | 24° |
| April | 69° | 56° | 44° |
| July | 88° | 77° | 67° |
| October | 73° | 59° | 47° |
Flying in and out of 47532
The nearest airport, Owensboro/Daviess County Regional, is about 38 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Indianapolis International, about 107 miles away.
The best schools in and around 47532
Schools across 47532 average an A−, better than 89% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Ferdinand Elementary SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
- Pine Ridge Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Nancy Hanks Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
Top middle schools
- Cedar Crest Intermediate SchoolA · 63% proficient
- Heritage Hills Middle SchoolA · 60% proficient
- Southridge Middle SchoolA− · 53% proficient
Top high schools
- Heritage Hills High SchoolB+ · 58% proficient
- Forest Park Jr-sr High SchoolB+ · 58% proficient
- Perry Central Jr-sr High SchoolB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 47532 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
47532 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 47532 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 47532
Is 47532 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 47532 ranks 7,863rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, low crime, and good schools, and lowest on the weather and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 47532 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $243,661. The overall cost of living runs about 3% below the national average. Set against a $85,542 median income, cost of living beats 58% of zip codes.
Is 47532 safe?
Yes, 47532 is safer than 91% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $159 per resident a year.
Compare 47532 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 47532. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 47532 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.
47532 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 47532: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 47532: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 47532: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 47532: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
47532 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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