Best PlacesBoxley, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Boxley, 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.
Boxley ranks 8,765th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Boxley
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.
Boxley's strengths and weaknesses
Where Boxley ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 96% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 93% of towns
- Household income$119,611 median, better than 93% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 89% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 80% of towns
Where Boxley ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,293 a month, better than only 10% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 14% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 15% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 65 pleasant days a year, better than only 16% of towns
- Short commute33.7 minutes each way, better than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Boxley
A household needs to earn about $84,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Boxley home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $119,611, 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 Boxley's effective rate of 0.71%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Boxley
Boxley runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Boxley.
Who works in Boxley, and how
Work in Boxley centers on construction and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 96%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Boxley
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Boxley.
What the weather is like in Boxley, month by month
Boxley sees roughly 65 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 19. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 28° | 19° |
| April | 64° | 50° | 39° |
| July | 84° | 73° | 62° |
| October | 68° | 54° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Boxley
Indianapolis International sits about 33 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 Boxley
Schools across Boxley average a B−, better than 56% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Sheridan Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Hamilton Heights Elementary SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Sheridan Middle SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Hamilton Heights Middle SchoolC− · 31% proficient
Top high schools
- Hamilton Heights High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
- Sheridan High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Boxley school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Boxley 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 Boxley against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Boxley
Is Boxley a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Boxley ranks 8,765th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on what local pay buys, few empty homes, and high incomes, and lowest on childcare costs and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Boxley expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $324,432. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $119,611 median income, cost of living beats 96% of towns.
Is Boxley safe?
Yes, Boxley is safer than 56% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $252 per resident a year.
Compare Boxley with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Boxley. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Boxley 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.
Boxley detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Boxley: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Boxley: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Boxley: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Boxley: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Boxley 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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