Best PlacesBurr Oak, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Burr Oak, 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.
Burr Oak ranks 10,833rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Burr Oak
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.
Burr Oak's strengths and weaknesses
Where Burr Oak ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 98% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 92% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 89% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 87% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 84% of towns
Where Burr Oak ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 18% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 28% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 31% of towns
- Cheap childcare$910 a month, better than only 35% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Burr Oak
A household needs to earn about $71,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Burr Oak home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $76,515, 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 Burr Oak's effective rate of 0.64%, 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 Burr Oak
Burr Oak runs older 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 Burr Oak.
Who works in Burr Oak, and how
Work in Burr Oak centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Burr Oak
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Burr Oak.
What the weather is like in Burr Oak, month by month
Burr Oak sees roughly 94 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 28° | 22° |
| April | 59° | 48° | 39° |
| July | 84° | 73° | 64° |
| October | 64° | 53° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Burr Oak
The nearest airport, Fort Wayne International, is about 27 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Indianapolis International, about 120 miles away.
The best schools in and around Burr Oak
Schools across Burr Oak average a C+, better than 50% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Churubusco Elementary SchoolB · 47% proficient
Top middle schools
- East Noble Middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- West Noble Middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Central Noble Junior Senior HsC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Burr Oak school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Burr Oak 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 Burr Oak against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Burr Oak
Is Burr Oak a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Burr Oak ranks 10,833rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on fast internet, health care access, and few empty homes, and lowest on taxes and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Burr Oak expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $278,264. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $76,515 median income, cost of living beats 58% of towns.
Is Burr Oak safe?
Yes, Burr Oak is safer than 82% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $182 per resident a year.
Compare Burr Oak with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Burr Oak. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Burr Oak 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.
Burr Oak detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Burr Oak: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Burr Oak: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Burr Oak: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Burr Oak: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Burr Oak 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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