Best PlacesCaborn, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Caborn, 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.
Caborn ranks 7,821st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Caborn
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.
Caborn's strengths and weaknesses
Where Caborn ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 96% of towns
- Household income$116,909 median, better than 92% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 91% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 87% of towns
Where Caborn ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 50 pleasant days a year, better than only 1% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 5% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 9% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 19% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 20% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Caborn
A household needs to earn about $79,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Caborn home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $116,909, 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 Caborn's effective rate of 0.42%, 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 Caborn
Caborn's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Caborn.
Who works in Caborn, and how
Work in Caborn centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Caborn
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Caborn.
What the weather is like in Caborn, month by month
Caborn sees roughly 50 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 34° | 26° |
| April | 70° | 57° | 46° |
| July | 89° | 77° | 68° |
| October | 73° | 60° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Caborn
The nearest airport, Evansville Regional, is about 16 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 141 miles away.
The best schools in and around Caborn
Schools across Caborn average a B, better than 72% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Marrs Elementary SchoolA · 63% proficient
- Farmersville Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mount Vernon Jr High SchoolB− · 41% proficient
Top high schools
- Mount Vernon High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Caborn school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Caborn 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 Caborn against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Caborn
Is Caborn a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Caborn ranks 7,821st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, what local pay buys, and high incomes, and lowest on the weather and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Caborn expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $318,562. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $116,909 median income, cost of living beats 96% of towns.
Is Caborn safe?
Yes, Caborn is safer than 83% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $175 per resident a year.
Compare Caborn with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Caborn. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Caborn 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.
Caborn detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Caborn: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Caborn: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Caborn: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Caborn: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Caborn 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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