Best PlacesAlfordsville, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Alfordsville, 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.
Alfordsville ranks 30,618th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Alfordsville
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.
Alfordsville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Alfordsville ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 83% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 80% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 73% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 63% of towns
Where Alfordsville ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 57 pleasant days a year, better than only 4% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 18% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 20% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 20% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 21% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Alfordsville
A household needs to earn about $64,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Alfordsville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $61,046; 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 Alfordsville's effective rate of 0.74%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Alfordsville
Alfordsville runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Alfordsville.
Who works in Alfordsville, and how
Work in Alfordsville centers on manufacturing and public administration. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Alfordsville
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Alfordsville.
What the weather is like in Alfordsville, month by month
Alfordsville sees roughly 57 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 32° | 25° |
| April | 67° | 55° | 45° |
| July | 86° | 77° | 68° |
| October | 71° | 58° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Alfordsville
The nearest airport, Evansville Regional, is about 48 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Indianapolis International, about 87 miles away.
The best schools in and around Alfordsville
Schools across Alfordsville average a B−, better than 57% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Barr Reeve Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
Top middle schools
- Washington Junior High SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Washington High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Alfordsville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Alfordsville 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 Alfordsville against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Alfordsville
Is Alfordsville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Alfordsville ranks 30,618th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, cheap car insurance, and state infrastructure, and lowest on the weather and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Alfordsville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $246,200. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $61,046 median income, cost of living beats 23% of towns.
Is Alfordsville safe?
Yes, Alfordsville is safer than 73% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $206 per resident a year.
Compare Alfordsville with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Alfordsville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Alfordsville 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.
Alfordsville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Alfordsville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Alfordsville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Alfordsville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Alfordsville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Alfordsville 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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