Best PlacesAvon, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Avon, 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.
Avon ranks 436th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Avon
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.
Avon's strengths and weaknesses
Where Avon ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 98% of cities
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 90% of cities
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 89% of cities
- Healthcare accessBetter than 84% of cities
- Low vacancyBetter than 84% of cities
Where Avon ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 55 pleasant days a year, better than only 2% of cities
- WalkabilityBetter than only 5% of cities
- Air qualityBetter than only 9% of cities
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 27% of cities
- TransitBetter than only 27% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Avon
A household needs to earn about $85,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Avon home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $114,023, 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 Avon's effective rate of 0.89%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Avon
Avon'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 Avon.
Who works in Avon, and how
Work in Avon centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Avon
Avon has more restaurants and bars per resident than 69% of cities and more parkland per resident than 91% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Avon and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Avon, month by month
Avon sees roughly 55 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 30° | 21° |
| April | 67° | 53° | 41° |
| July | 88° | 77° | 67° |
| October | 70° | 57° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Avon
Indianapolis International sits about 6 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 Avon
Schools across Avon average a B+, better than 70% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Van Buren Elementary SchoolA− · 59% proficient
- Maple Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Hickory Elementary SchoolB+ · 54% proficient
Top middle schools
- Plainfield Community Middle SchoolA · 62% proficient
- Avon Middle School SouthB+ · 51% proficient
- Avon Middle School NorthB+ · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- Plainfield High SchoolA− · 65% proficient
- Avon High SchoolB+ · 54% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Avon school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Avon 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 Avon against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Avon suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 89% of cities and 17% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Avon
Is Avon a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Avon ranks 436th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on a strong job market, cheap car insurance, and what local pay buys, 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 Avon expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $320,545. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $114,023 median income, cost of living beats 89% of cities.
Is Avon safe?
Yes, Avon is safer than 74% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $225 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Avon?
July highs average about 88 degrees, and January highs near 39 with lows near 21. That works out to about 55 pleasant days a year, more than 2% of cities.
Is Avon good for families?
Schools beat 70% of cities, crime safety beats 74%, and childcare runs $1,131 a month.
Compare Avon with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Avon. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Avon 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.
Avon detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Avon: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Avon: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Avon: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Avon: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Avon 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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