Best Places47924, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 47924, 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.
47924 ranks 22,302nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 47924
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.
47924's strengths and weaknesses
Where 47924 ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 89% of zip codes
- School gradeA−, better than 88% of zip codes
Where 47924 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 62 pleasant days a year, better than only 12% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 47924
A household needs to earn about $30,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 47924 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $65,655, 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 47924's effective rate of 0.57%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 47924
47924 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 47924.
Who works in 47924, and how
Work in 47924 centers on construction and education. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 47924
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 47924.
What the weather is like in 47924, month by month
47924 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 47924
Indianapolis International sits about 59 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 47924
Schools across 47924 average an A−, better than 88% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Hershey Elementary SchoolA · 67% proficient
Top middle schools
- East Tipp Middle SchoolA− · 55% proficient
Top high schools
- William Henry Harrison High SchoolA− · 63% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 47924 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
47924 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 47924 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 47924
Is 47924 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 47924 ranks 22,302nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on few empty homes, health care access, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on noise and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 47924 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $118,700. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $65,655 median income, cost of living beats 44% of zip codes.
Is 47924 safe?
47924 is safer than 34% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $327 per resident a year.
Compare 47924 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 47924. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 47924 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.
47924 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 47924: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 47924: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 47924: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 47924: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
47924 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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