Best Places47923, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 47923, 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.
47923 ranks 8,773rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 47923
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.
47923's strengths and weaknesses
Where 47923 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 83% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 80% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 79% of zip codes
Where 47923 ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 63 pleasant days a year, better than only 13% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 28% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 28% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 34% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 47923
A household needs to earn about $52,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 47923 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $83,229, 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 47923's effective rate of 0.54%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 47923
47923'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 47923.
Who works in 47923, and how
Work in 47923 centers on manufacturing and education. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 47923
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 47923.
What the weather is like in 47923, month by month
47923 sees roughly 63 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 47923
Indianapolis International sits about 68 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 47923
Schools across 47923 average a B−, better than 60% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Frontier ElementaryB+ · 53% proficient
- Delphi Community Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Delphi Community Middle SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- Delphi Community High SchoolB+ · 58% proficient
- Tri-county Jr/sr High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
- Frontier Jr-sr High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 47923 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
47923 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 47923 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 47923
Is 47923 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 47923 ranks 8,773rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, low crime, and a strong job market, and lowest on taxes and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 47923 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $204,760. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $83,229 median income, cost of living beats 77% of zip codes.
Is 47923 safe?
Yes, 47923 is safer than 89% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $171 per resident a year.
Compare 47923 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 47923. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 47923 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.
47923 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 47923: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 47923: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 47923: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 47923: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
47923 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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