Best Places47994, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 47994, 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.
47994 ranks 15,561st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. Taxes pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on what local pay buys.
The best neighborhoods in 47994
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.
47994's strengths and weaknesses
Where 47994 ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Household income$101,227 median, better than 81% of zip codes
Where 47994 ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- Short commute33.1 minutes each way, better than only 16% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 17% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 18% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 47994
A household needs to earn about $37,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 47994 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $101,227, 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 47994's effective rate of 0.65%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 47994
47994 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 47994.
Who works in 47994, and how
Work in 47994 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 47994
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 47994.
What the weather is like in 47994, month by month
47994 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 47994
Indianapolis International sits about 52 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 47994
Schools across 47994 average a B−, better than 57% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Pleasant Hill Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Southeast Fountain ElementaryC+ · 36% proficient
Top middle schools
- North Montgomery Middle SchoolB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- North Montgomery High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Fountain Central High SchoolC · 34% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 47994 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
47994 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 47994 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 47994
Is 47994 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 47994 ranks 15,561st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on what local pay buys, cheap car insurance, and a strong job market, and lowest on taxes and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 47994 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $142,781. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $101,227 median income, cost of living beats 89% of zip codes.
Is 47994 safe?
47994 is safer than 48% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $279 per resident a year.
Compare 47994 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 47994. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 47994 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.
47994 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 47994: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 47994: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 47994: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 47994: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
47994 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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