Best PlacesBuchanan Corner, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Buchanan Corner, 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.
Buchanan Corner ranks 26,519th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Buchanan Corner
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.
Buchanan Corner's strengths and weaknesses
Where Buchanan Corner ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 97% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 90% of towns
- Household income$95,945 median, better than 82% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 80% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 80% of towns
Where Buchanan Corner ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 58 pleasant days a year, better than only 5% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 6% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 15% of towns
- Short commute32.2 minutes each way, better than only 23% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 26% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Buchanan Corner
A household needs to earn about $42,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Buchanan Corner home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $95,945, 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 Buchanan Corner's effective rate of 0.50%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Buchanan Corner
Buchanan Corner runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Buchanan Corner.
Who works in Buchanan Corner, and how
Work in Buchanan Corner centers on health care & social and public administration. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Buchanan Corner
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Buchanan Corner.
What the weather is like in Buchanan Corner, month by month
Buchanan Corner sees roughly 58 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 41, 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 | 41° | 31° | 21° |
| April | 68° | 54° | 41° |
| July | 88° | 77° | 65° |
| October | 72° | 57° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Buchanan Corner
Indianapolis International sits about 61 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 Buchanan Corner
Schools across Buchanan Corner average a C, better than 36% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Northeast East Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Shakamak Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Shakamak Jr-sr High SchoolC · 30% proficient
- North Central Jr/sr High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Buchanan Corner school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Buchanan Corner 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 Buchanan Corner against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Buchanan Corner
Is Buchanan Corner a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Buchanan Corner ranks 26,519th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on civic engagement, cheap car insurance, and high incomes, and lowest on the weather and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Buchanan Corner expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $169,053. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $95,945 median income, cost of living beats 80% of towns.
Is Buchanan Corner safe?
Buchanan Corner is safer than 44% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $273 per resident a year.
Compare Buchanan Corner with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Buchanan Corner. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Buchanan Corner 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.
Buchanan Corner detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Buchanan Corner: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Buchanan Corner: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Buchanan Corner: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Buchanan Corner: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Buchanan Corner 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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