Best Places47591, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 47591, 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.
47591 ranks 19,204th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 47591
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.
47591's strengths and weaknesses
Where 47591 ranks high
- Short commute17.0 minutes each way, better than 94% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 85% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 84% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 79% of zip codes
Where 47591 ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 60 pleasant days a year, better than only 8% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 20% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 31% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 32% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 47591
A household needs to earn about $44,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 47591 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $71,332, 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 47591's effective rate of 0.79%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 47591
47591's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 47591.
Who works in 47591, and how
Work in 47591 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 87%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in 47591
47591 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 83% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 89% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 47591 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 47591, month by month
47591 sees roughly 60 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 32° | 25° |
| April | 68° | 56° | 46° |
| July | 88° | 78° | 69° |
| October | 72° | 59° | 49° |
Flying in and out of 47591
The nearest airport, Evansville Regional, is about 44 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Indianapolis International, about 97 miles away.
The best schools in and around 47591
Schools across 47591 average a C+, better than 45% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Benjamin Franklin Elementary SchB+ · 54% proficient
- South Knox Elementary SchoolB · 49% proficient
- Francis Vigo Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- George Rogers Clark SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Top high schools
- South Knox Middle-high SchoolB · 46% proficient
- Lincoln High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
- North Knox Jr-sr High SchoolC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 47591 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
47591 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 47591 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 47591 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 3% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in 47591
Is 47591 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 47591 ranks 19,204th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on short commutes, cheap car insurance, and fast internet, 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 47591 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $166,704. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $71,332 median income, cost of living beats 54% of zip codes.
Is 47591 safe?
47591 is safer than 31% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $379 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 47591?
July highs average about 88 degrees, and January highs near 40 with lows near 25. That works out to about 60 pleasant days a year, more than 8% of zip codes.
Is 47591 good for families?
Schools beat 45% of zip codes, crime safety beats 31%, and childcare runs $795 a month.
Compare 47591 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 47591. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 47591 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.
47591 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 47591: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 47591: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 47591: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 47591: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
47591 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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