Best Places47711, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 47711, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
47711 ranks 21,327th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. The weather pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on short commutes.
The best neighborhoods in 47711
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.
47711's strengths and weaknesses
Where 47711 ranks high
- Short commute19.7 minutes each way, better than 86% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 84% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 84% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 84% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 79% of zip codes
Where 47711 ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 53 pleasant days a year, better than only 2% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 24% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 27% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 47711
A household needs to earn about $42,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 47711 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $70,814, 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 47711's effective rate of 0.74%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 47711
47711 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 47711.
Who works in 47711, and how
Work in 47711 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 47711
47711 has more parkland per resident than 88% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 47711 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 47711, month by month
47711 sees roughly 53 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 34° | 25° |
| April | 71° | 57° | 45° |
| July | 91° | 79° | 69° |
| October | 75° | 60° | 48° |
Flying in and out of 47711
The nearest airport, Evansville Regional, is about 2 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Indianapolis International, about 136 miles away.
The best schools in and around 47711
Schools across 47711 average a B−, better than 53% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Oak Hill ElementaryA− · 59% proficient
- Highland Elementary SchoolB · 46% proficient
- Stockwell Elementary SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
Top middle schools
- North Junior High SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
- Thompkins Middle SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Plaza Park International Prep AcadC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- New Tech InstituteB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 47711 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
47711 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 47711 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 47711 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 6% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 47711
Is 47711 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 47711 ranks 21,327th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on short commutes, cheap car insurance, and walkability, and lowest on the weather and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 47711 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $163,558. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $70,814 median income, cost of living beats 54% of zip codes.
Is 47711 safe?
47711 is safer than 11% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $613 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 47711?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 45 with lows near 25. That works out to about 53 pleasant days a year, more than 2% of zip codes.
Is 47711 good for families?
Schools beat 53% of zip codes, crime safety beats 11%, and childcare runs $801 a month.
Compare 47711 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 47711. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 47711 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.
47711 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 47711: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 47711: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 47711: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 47711: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
47711 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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