Best Places47992, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 47992, 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.
47992 ranks 7,933rd 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 47992
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.
47992's strengths and weaknesses
Where 47992 ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 89% of zip codes
Where 47992 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 63 pleasant days a year, better than only 13% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 19% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 27% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 47992
A household needs to earn about $70,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 47992 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $117,514, 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 47992's effective rate of 0.53%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 47992
47992 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 47992.
Who works in 47992, and how
Work in 47992 centers on manufacturing and education. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 47992
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 47992.
What the weather is like in 47992, month by month
47992 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 47992
Indianapolis International sits about 58 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 47992
Schools across 47992 average a C+, better than 50% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Mintonye Elementary SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Attica Elementary SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Southwestern Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Top high schools
- Mccutcheon High SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Attica High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 47992 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
47992 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 47992 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 47992
Is 47992 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 47992 ranks 7,933rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on few empty homes, cheap car insurance, and what local pay buys, and lowest on noise and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 47992 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $277,595. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $117,514 median income, cost of living beats 93% of zip codes.
Is 47992 safe?
Yes, 47992 is safer than 74% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $208 per resident a year.
Compare 47992 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 47992. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 47992 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.
47992 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 47992: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 47992: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 47992: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 47992: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
47992 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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