Best PlacesArcola, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Arcola, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Arcola ranks 3,961st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Arcola
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.
Arcola's strengths and weaknesses
Where Arcola ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 93% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 92% of towns
- Short commute19.0 minutes each way, better than 91% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 90% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 88% of towns
Where Arcola ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 58 pleasant days a year, better than only 6% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 12% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 21% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 24% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 27% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Arcola
A household needs to earn about $68,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Arcola home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $95,579, 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 Arcola's effective rate of 0.70%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Arcola
Arcola's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Arcola.
Who works in Arcola, and how
Work in Arcola centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Arcola
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Arcola.
What the weather is like in Arcola, month by month
Arcola sees roughly 58 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 28° | 20° |
| April | 64° | 50° | 38° |
| July | 86° | 74° | 63° |
| October | 69° | 55° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Arcola
The nearest airport, Fort Wayne International, is about 11 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Indianapolis International, about 111 miles away.
The best schools in and around Arcola
Schools across Arcola average an A−, better than 87% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Arcola SchoolA · 63% proficient
Top middle schools
- Carroll Middle SchoolB+ · 47% proficient
Top high schools
- Carroll High SchoolA · 72% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Arcola school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Arcola 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 Arcola against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Arcola
Is Arcola a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Arcola ranks 3,961st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, low crime, and short commutes, and lowest on the weather and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Arcola expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $263,321. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $95,579 median income, cost of living beats 81% of towns.
Is Arcola safe?
Yes, Arcola is safer than 92% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $151 per resident a year.
Compare Arcola with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Arcola. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Arcola 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.
Arcola detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Arcola: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Arcola: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Arcola: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Arcola: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Arcola 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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