Best PlacesBayswater, Indianapolis, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Bayswater, Indianapolis, 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.
Bayswater, Indianapolis ranks 4,120th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. Noise pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on cheap car insurance.
The best neighborhoods in Bayswater, Indianapolis
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.
Bayswater, Indianapolis' strengths and weaknesses
Where Bayswater, Indianapolis ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$808 a month, better than 88% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 83% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 80% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 73% of neighborhoods
Where Bayswater, Indianapolis ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 54 pleasant days a year, better than only 2% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Bayswater, Indianapolis
A household needs to earn about $47,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Bayswater, Indianapolis home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $69,168, 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 Bayswater, Indianapolis' effective rate of 0.84%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Bayswater, Indianapolis
Bayswater, Indianapolis 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 Bayswater, Indianapolis.
Who works in Bayswater, Indianapolis, and how
Work in Bayswater, Indianapolis centers on transportation & warehousing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Bayswater, Indianapolis
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Bayswater, Indianapolis.
What the weather is like in Bayswater, Indianapolis, month by month
Bayswater, Indianapolis sees roughly 54 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 30° | 22° |
| April | 67° | 54° | 42° |
| July | 87° | 77° | 67° |
| October | 70° | 58° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Bayswater, Indianapolis
Indianapolis International sits about 9 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 Bayswater, Indianapolis
Schools across Bayswater, Indianapolis average a C, better than 36% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Eagle Creek Elementary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Guion Creek Middle SchoolD− · 18% proficient
Top high schools
- Pike High SchoolB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Bayswater, Indianapolis school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Bayswater, Indianapolis 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 Bayswater, Indianapolis against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Bayswater, Indianapolis
Is Bayswater, Indianapolis a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Bayswater, Indianapolis ranks 4,120th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, affordable childcare, and low disaster risk, and lowest on noise and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Bayswater, Indianapolis expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $180,537. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $69,168 median income, cost of living beats 58% of neighborhoods.
Is Bayswater, Indianapolis safe?
Yes, Bayswater, Indianapolis is safer than 56% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $358 per resident a year.
Compare Bayswater, Indianapolis with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Bayswater, Indianapolis. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Bayswater, Indianapolis 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.
Bayswater, Indianapolis detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Bayswater, Indianapolis: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Bayswater, Indianapolis: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Bayswater, Indianapolis: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Bayswater, Indianapolis: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Bayswater, Indianapolis 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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