Best PlacesChapel Hill Village, Indianapolis, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Chapel Hill Village, Indianapolis, 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.
Chapel Hill Village, Indianapolis ranks 3,933rd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Chapel Hill Village, Indianapolis
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.
Chapel Hill Village, Indianapolis' strengths and weaknesses
Where Chapel Hill Village, Indianapolis ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$808 a month, better than 88% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 80% of neighborhoods
- Short commute20.2 minutes each way, better than 78% of neighborhoods
Where Chapel Hill Village, Indianapolis ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 55 pleasant days a year, better than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- School gradeD, better than only 15% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 21% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Chapel Hill Village, Indianapolis
A household needs to earn about $53,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Chapel Hill Village, Indianapolis home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $62,318, 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 Chapel Hill Village, Indianapolis' effective rate of 1.18%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Chapel Hill Village, Indianapolis
Chapel Hill Village, Indianapolis runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Chapel Hill Village, Indianapolis.
Who works in Chapel Hill Village, Indianapolis, and how
Work in Chapel Hill Village, Indianapolis centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Chapel Hill Village, Indianapolis
Chapel Hill Village, Indianapolis has more restaurants and bars per resident than 74% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Chapel Hill Village, Indianapolis and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Chapel Hill Village, Indianapolis, month by month
Chapel Hill Village, Indianapolis 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 Chapel Hill Village, Indianapolis
Indianapolis International sits about 4 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 Chapel Hill Village, Indianapolis
Schools across Chapel Hill Village, Indianapolis average a D, better than 15% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Westlake Elementary SchoolD · 20% proficient
- Chapelwood Elementary SchoolD · 16% proficient
- Chapel Glen Elementary SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- Chapel Hill 7th & 8th Grade CenterD− · 16% proficient
Top high schools
- Ben Davis High SchoolC− · 26% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Chapel Hill Village, Indianapolis school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Chapel Hill Village, Indianapolis 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 Chapel Hill Village, Indianapolis against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Chapel Hill Village, Indianapolis
Is Chapel Hill Village, Indianapolis a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Chapel Hill Village, Indianapolis ranks 3,933rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, a strong job market, and affordable childcare, and lowest on the weather and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Chapel Hill Village, Indianapolis expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $191,051. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $62,318 median income, cost of living beats 43% of neighborhoods.
Is Chapel Hill Village, Indianapolis safe?
Chapel Hill Village, Indianapolis is safer than 54% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $372 per resident a year.
Compare Chapel Hill Village, Indianapolis with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Chapel Hill Village, Indianapolis. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Chapel Hill Village, Indianapolis 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.
Chapel Hill Village, Indianapolis detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Chapel Hill Village, Indianapolis: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Chapel Hill Village, Indianapolis: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Chapel Hill Village, Indianapolis: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Chapel Hill Village, Indianapolis: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Chapel Hill Village, Indianapolis 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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