Best PlacesBroad Ripple, Indianapolis, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Broad Ripple, Indianapolis, 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.
Broad Ripple, Indianapolis ranks 577th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Broad Ripple, 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.
Broad Ripple, Indianapolis' strengths and weaknesses
Where Broad Ripple, Indianapolis ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
Where Broad Ripple, Indianapolis ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 53 pleasant days a year, better than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 28% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 29% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 32% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Broad Ripple, Indianapolis
A household needs to earn about $100,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Broad Ripple, Indianapolis home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $114,150, 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 Broad Ripple, Indianapolis' effective rate of 0.94%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Broad Ripple, Indianapolis
Broad Ripple, 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 Broad Ripple, Indianapolis.
Who works in Broad Ripple, Indianapolis, and how
Work in Broad Ripple, Indianapolis centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 64%
- Work from home 34%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Broad Ripple, Indianapolis
Broad Ripple, Indianapolis has more restaurants and bars per resident than 93% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 88% of neighborhoods. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Broad Ripple, Indianapolis and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Broad Ripple, Indianapolis, month by month
Broad Ripple, Indianapolis sees roughly 53 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 Broad Ripple, Indianapolis
Indianapolis International sits about 13 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 Broad Ripple, Indianapolis
Schools across Broad Ripple, Indianapolis average a C+, better than 59% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Allisonville Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Fox Hill Elementary SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top middle schools
- Merle Sidener Gifted AcademyA+ · 74% proficient
- Eastwood Middle SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
- Northview Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- North Central High SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Shortridge High SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Purdue Polytechnic High Sch NorthC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Broad Ripple, Indianapolis school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Broad Ripple, 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 Broad Ripple, Indianapolis against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Broad Ripple, Indianapolis
Is Broad Ripple, Indianapolis a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Broad Ripple, Indianapolis ranks 577th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on what local pay buys, health care access, and an educated workforce, and lowest on the weather and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Broad Ripple, Indianapolis expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $376,721. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $114,150 median income, cost of living beats 95% of neighborhoods.
Is Broad Ripple, Indianapolis safe?
Yes, Broad Ripple, Indianapolis is safer than 67% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $311 per resident a year.
Compare Broad Ripple, Indianapolis with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Broad Ripple, Indianapolis. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Broad Ripple, 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.
Broad Ripple, Indianapolis detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Broad Ripple, Indianapolis: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Broad Ripple, Indianapolis: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Broad Ripple, Indianapolis: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Broad Ripple, Indianapolis: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Broad Ripple, 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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