Best PlacesA.C.T., Evansville, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around A.C.T., Evansville, 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.
A.C.T., Evansville ranks 5,722nd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in A.C.T., Evansville
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.
A.C.T., Evansville's strengths and weaknesses
Where A.C.T., Evansville ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$801 a month, better than 89% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 83% of neighborhoods
- Short commute19.7 minutes each way, better than 81% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 80% of neighborhoods
Where A.C.T., Evansville ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 52 pleasant days a year, better than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in A.C.T., Evansville
A household needs to earn about $28,000 a year to comfortably buy the median A.C.T., Evansville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $53,423, 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 A.C.T., Evansville's effective rate of 0.86%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in A.C.T., Evansville
A.C.T., Evansville runs younger 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 A.C.T., Evansville.
Who works in A.C.T., Evansville, and how
Work in A.C.T., Evansville centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in A.C.T., Evansville
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across A.C.T., Evansville.
What the weather is like in A.C.T., Evansville, month by month
A.C.T., Evansville sees roughly 52 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 34° | 25° |
| April | 71° | 57° | 45° |
| July | 91° | 79° | 69° |
| October | 75° | 60° | 48° |
Flying in and out of A.C.T., Evansville
The nearest airport, Evansville Regional, is about 6 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 134 miles away.
The best schools in and around A.C.T., Evansville
Schools across A.C.T., Evansville average a D+, better than 21% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Bend Gate Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Lodge Community SchoolD− · 14% proficient
- Glenwood Leadership AcademyF · 9% proficient
Top middle schools
- Henderson County South Middle SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Mcgary Middle SchoolF · 13% proficient
Top high schools
- New Tech InstituteB · 47% proficient
- Henderson County High SchoolC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every A.C.T., Evansville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
A.C.T., Evansville 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 A.C.T., Evansville against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in A.C.T., Evansville
Is A.C.T., Evansville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, A.C.T., Evansville ranks 5,722nd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, affordable childcare, and tree cover, and lowest on the weather and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is A.C.T., Evansville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $108,175. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $53,423 median income, cost of living beats 31% of neighborhoods.
Is A.C.T., Evansville safe?
A.C.T., Evansville is safer than 4% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $935 per resident a year.
Compare A.C.T., Evansville with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to A.C.T., Evansville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in A.C.T., Evansville 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.
A.C.T., Evansville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for A.C.T., Evansville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in A.C.T., Evansville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of A.C.T., Evansville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in A.C.T., Evansville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
A.C.T., Evansville 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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