Best PlacesBrownsburg, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Brownsburg, 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.
Brownsburg ranks 256th 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 Brownsburg
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.
Brownsburg's strengths and weaknesses
Where Brownsburg ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 94% of cities
- School gradeA, better than 94% of cities
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 91% of cities
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 90% of cities
- Healthcare accessBetter than 90% of cities
Where Brownsburg ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 56 pleasant days a year, better than only 2% of cities
- Air qualityBetter than only 10% of cities
- WalkabilityBetter than only 11% of cities
- TransitBetter than only 13% of cities
- Tree shadeBetter than only 23% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Brownsburg
A household needs to earn about $88,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Brownsburg home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $117,305, 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 Brownsburg's effective rate of 0.79%, 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 Brownsburg
Brownsburg runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Brownsburg.
Who works in Brownsburg, and how
Work in Brownsburg centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Brownsburg
Brownsburg has more restaurants and bars per resident than 70% of cities and more parkland per resident than 85% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Brownsburg and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Brownsburg, month by month
Brownsburg sees roughly 56 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 Brownsburg
Indianapolis International sits about 10 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 Brownsburg
Schools across Brownsburg average an A, better than 94% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- White Lick Elementary SchoolA+ · 77% proficient
- Reagan Elementary SchoolA+ · 73% proficient
- Eagle Elementary SchoolA+ · 73% proficient
Top middle schools
- Brownsburg West Middle SchoolA+ · 70% proficient
- Brownsburg East Middle SchoolA+ · 69% proficient
- Tri-west Middle SchoolA · 62% proficient
Top high schools
- Zionsville Community High SchoolA+ · 82% proficient
- Brownsburg High SchoolA · 72% proficient
- Tri-west Senior High SchoolA− · 62% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Brownsburg school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Brownsburg 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 Brownsburg against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Brownsburg suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 90% of cities and 16% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Brownsburg
Is Brownsburg a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Brownsburg ranks 256th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on a strong job market, good schools, and cheap car insurance, 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 Brownsburg expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $336,712. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $117,305 median income, cost of living beats 90% of cities.
Is Brownsburg safe?
Yes, Brownsburg is safer than 76% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $220 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Brownsburg?
July highs average about 87 degrees, and January highs near 40 with lows near 22. That works out to about 56 pleasant days a year, more than 2% of cities.
Is Brownsburg good for families?
Schools beat 94% of cities, crime safety beats 76%, and childcare runs $1,131 a month.
Compare Brownsburg with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Brownsburg. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Brownsburg 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.
Brownsburg detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Brownsburg: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Brownsburg: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Brownsburg: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Brownsburg: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Brownsburg 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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