Best Places47983, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 47983, 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.
47983 ranks 11,929th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 47983
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.
47983's strengths and weaknesses
Where 47983 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 86% of zip codes
Where 47983 ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 26% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 70 pleasant days a year, better than only 26% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 27% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 31% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 47983
A household needs to earn about $80,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 47983 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $74,792; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 47983's effective rate of 0.75%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 47983
47983 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 47983.
Who works in 47983, and how
Work in 47983 centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 47983
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 47983.
What the weather is like in 47983, month by month
47983 sees roughly 70 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 47983
Indianapolis International sits about 46 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 47983
Schools across 47983 average a B−, better than 62% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- James Cole Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Wainwright Middle SchoolC · 31% proficient
Top high schools
- Mccutcheon High SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 47983 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
47983 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 47983 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 47983
Is 47983 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 47983 ranks 11,929th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, few empty homes, and low disaster risk, and lowest on cell coverage and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 47983 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $308,200. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $74,792 median income, cost of living beats 48% of zip codes.
Is 47983 safe?
Yes, 47983 is safer than 86% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $176 per resident a year.
Compare 47983 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 47983. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 47983 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.
47983 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 47983: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 47983: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 47983: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 47983: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
47983 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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