Best Places47551, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 47551, 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.
47551 ranks 23,368th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. The weather pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on cheap car insurance.
The best neighborhoods in 47551
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.
47551's strengths and weaknesses
Where 47551 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 85% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 79% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 78% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 77% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 74% of zip codes
Where 47551 ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 50 pleasant days a year, better than only 1% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- Short commute33.4 minutes each way, better than only 15% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 21% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 47551
A household needs to earn about $51,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 47551 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $60,823, 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 47551's effective rate of 0.55%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 47551
47551 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 47551.
Who works in 47551, and how
Work in 47551 centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 47551
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 47551.
What the weather is like in 47551, month by month
47551 sees roughly 50 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 47551
The nearest airport, Owensboro/Daviess County Regional, is about 42 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Indianapolis International, about 111 miles away.
The best schools in and around 47551
Schools across 47551 average a B+, better than 70% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Perry Central Elementary SchoolB · 47% proficient
Top high schools
- Perry Central Jr-sr High SchoolB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 47551 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
47551 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 47551 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 47551
Is 47551 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 47551 ranks 23,368th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, state infrastructure, and heat safety, and lowest on the weather and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 47551 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $200,715. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $60,823 median income, cost of living beats 29% of zip codes.
Is 47551 safe?
47551 is safer than 54% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $282 per resident a year.
Compare 47551 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 47551. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 47551 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.
47551 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 47551: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 47551: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 47551: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 47551: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
47551 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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