Best Places47905, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 47905, 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.
47905 ranks 8,876th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 47905
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.
47905's strengths and weaknesses
Where 47905 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Short commute18.5 minutes each way, better than 90% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 86% of zip codes
Where 47905 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 62 pleasant days a year, better than only 12% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 27% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 38% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 40% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 47905
A household needs to earn about $60,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 47905 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $76,746, 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 47905's effective rate of 0.68%, 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 47905
47905'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 47905.
Who works in 47905, and how
Work in 47905 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 85%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 47905
47905 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 70% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 47905 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 47905, month by month
47905 sees roughly 62 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 19. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 28° | 19° |
| April | 66° | 52° | 40° |
| July | 87° | 75° | 63° |
| October | 70° | 56° | 44° |
Flying in and out of 47905
Indianapolis International sits about 56 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 5.2 million passengers in 2025, with 92 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 47905
Schools across 47905 average a B−, better than 58% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Hershey Elementary SchoolA · 67% proficient
- Rossville Elementary SchoolA · 62% proficient
- Battle Ground Elementary SchoolA · 62% proficient
Top middle schools
- East Tipp Middle SchoolA− · 55% proficient
- Klondike Middle SchoolA− · 52% proficient
- Battle Ground Middle SchoolB+ · 49% proficient
Top high schools
- William Henry Harrison High SchoolA− · 63% proficient
- Mccutcheon High SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Rossville Middle/senior High SchB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 47905 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
47905 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 47905 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 47905 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 10% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 47905
Is 47905 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 47905 ranks 8,876th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, short commutes, and biking, and lowest on noise and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 47905 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $234,478. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $76,746 median income, cost of living beats 60% of zip codes.
Is 47905 safe?
47905 is safer than 40% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $399 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 47905?
July highs average about 87 degrees, and January highs near 38 with lows near 19. That works out to about 62 pleasant days a year, more than 12% of zip codes.
Is 47905 good for families?
Schools beat 58% of zip codes, crime safety beats 40%, and childcare runs $771 a month.
Compare 47905 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 47905. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 47905 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.
47905 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 47905: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 47905: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 47905: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 47905: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
47905 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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