Best PlacesAugusta, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Augusta, 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.
Augusta ranks 8,342nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Augusta
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.
Augusta's strengths and weaknesses
Where Augusta ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 90% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 88% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 80% of towns
Where Augusta ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 48 pleasant days a year, better than only 1% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Short commute32.7 minutes each way, better than only 21% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 24% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 25% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Augusta
A household needs to earn about $58,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Augusta home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $88,109, 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 Augusta's effective rate of 0.80%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Augusta
Augusta runs older 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 Augusta.
Who works in Augusta, and how
Work in Augusta centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Augusta
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Augusta.
What the weather is like in Augusta, month by month
Augusta sees roughly 48 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 33° | 24° |
| April | 69° | 56° | 44° |
| July | 88° | 77° | 67° |
| October | 73° | 59° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Augusta
The nearest airport, Evansville Regional, is about 27 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Indianapolis International, about 107 miles away.
The best schools in and around Augusta
Schools across Augusta average a B−, better than 62% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Winslow Elementary SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Pike Central Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Waldo J Wood Memorial JhsC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Pike Central High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
- Waldo J Wood Memorial HighC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Augusta school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Augusta 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 Augusta against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Augusta
Is Augusta a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Augusta ranks 8,342nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, tree cover, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on the weather and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Augusta expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $222,100. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $88,109 median income, cost of living beats 88% of towns.
Is Augusta safe?
Yes, Augusta is safer than 100% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $98 per resident a year.
Compare Augusta with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Augusta. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Augusta 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.
Augusta detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Augusta: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Augusta: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Augusta: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Augusta: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Augusta 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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