Best PlacesCenterton, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Centerton, 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.
Centerton ranks 4,750th of 50,333 U.S. towns 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 Centerton
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.
Centerton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Centerton ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 98% of towns
- Household income$128,320 median, better than 95% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 93% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 90% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 88% of towns
Where Centerton ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 55 pleasant days a year, better than only 3% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 5% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 5% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Cheap childcare$991 a month, better than only 25% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Centerton
A household needs to earn about $96,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Centerton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $128,320, 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 Centerton's effective rate of 0.47%, 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 Centerton
Centerton runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Centerton.
Who works in Centerton, and how
Work in Centerton centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Centerton
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Centerton.
What the weather is like in Centerton, month by month
Centerton sees roughly 55 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 39, 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 | 39° | 30° | 21° |
| April | 67° | 53° | 41° |
| July | 88° | 77° | 67° |
| October | 70° | 57° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Centerton
Indianapolis International sits about 16 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 Centerton
Schools across Centerton average a C+, better than 48% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- South Elementary School Of CommunicationsC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Bell Intermediate AcademyC+ · 37% proficient
- Paul Hadley Middle SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Monrovia Middle SchoolC · 34% proficient
Top high schools
- Martinsville High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Centerton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Centerton 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 Centerton against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Centerton
Is Centerton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Centerton ranks 4,750th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on what local pay buys, high incomes, and few empty homes, 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 Centerton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $385,095. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $128,320 median income, cost of living beats 98% of towns.
Is Centerton safe?
Yes, Centerton is safer than 78% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $195 per resident a year.
Compare Centerton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Centerton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Centerton 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.
Centerton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Centerton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Centerton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Centerton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Centerton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Centerton 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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