Best Places47963, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 47963, 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.
47963 ranks 9,622nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 47963
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.
47963's strengths and weaknesses
Where 47963 ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 93% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 85% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 81% of zip codes
Where 47963 ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 19% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 29% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 33% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 34% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 47963
A household needs to earn about $49,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 47963 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $77,968, 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 47963's effective rate of 0.96%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 47963
47963 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 47963.
Who works in 47963, and how
Work in 47963 centers on manufacturing and education. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 96%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 47963
47963 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 96% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 47963 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 47963, month by month
47963 sees roughly 78 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 82 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 27° | 21° |
| April | 61° | 49° | 40° |
| July | 82° | 73° | 63° |
| October | 65° | 54° | 45° |
Flying in and out of 47963
Chicago Midway International sits about 60 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 9.4 million passengers in 2025, with 113 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 47963
Schools across 47963 average a C, better than 35% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Morocco Elementary SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- South Newton Elementary SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- South Newton Middle SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- South Newton Senior High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- North Newton Jr-sr High SchoolC · 31% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 47963 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
47963 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 47963 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 47963
Is 47963 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 47963 ranks 9,622nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low crime, walkability, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on civic engagement and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 47963 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $185,425. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $77,968 median income, cost of living beats 51% of zip codes.
Is 47963 safe?
Yes, 47963 is safer than 93% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $157 per resident a year.
Compare 47963 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 47963. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 47963 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.
47963 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 47963: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 47963: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 47963: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 47963: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
47963 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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