Best Places47715, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 47715, 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.
47715 ranks 18,858th 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 47715
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.
47715's strengths and weaknesses
Where 47715 ranks high
- Short commute17.1 minutes each way, better than 93% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 84% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 83% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 82% of zip codes
Where 47715 ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 53 pleasant days a year, better than only 2% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 26% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 27% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 27% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 47715
A household needs to earn about $55,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 47715 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $67,240, 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 47715's effective rate of 0.86%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 47715
47715'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 47715.
Who works in 47715, and how
Work in 47715 centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in 47715
47715 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 88% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 73% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 47715 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 47715, month by month
47715 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 47715
The nearest airport, Evansville Regional, is about 5 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 135 miles away.
The best schools in and around 47715
Schools across 47715 average a C, better than 38% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Oak Hill ElementaryA− · 59% proficient
- Stockwell Elementary SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Vogel Elementary SchoolC · 34% proficient
Top middle schools
- North Junior High SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
- Plaza Park International Prep AcadC− · 30% proficient
- Mcgary Middle SchoolF · 13% proficient
Top high schools
- New Tech InstituteB · 47% proficient
- William Henry Harrison High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 47715 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
47715 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 47715 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 47715 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 7% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 47715
Is 47715 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 47715 ranks 18,858th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on short commutes, cheap car insurance, and cell coverage, 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 47715 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $208,612. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $67,240 median income, cost of living beats 46% of zip codes.
Is 47715 safe?
47715 is safer than 27% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $400 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 47715?
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 47715 good for families?
Schools beat 38% of zip codes, crime safety beats 27%, and childcare runs $801 a month.
Compare 47715 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 47715. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 47715 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.
47715 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 47715: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 47715: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 47715: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 47715: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
47715 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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