Best PlacesChrisney, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Chrisney, 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.
Chrisney ranks 30,168th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Chrisney
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.
Chrisney's strengths and weaknesses
Where Chrisney ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 90% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 85% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 80% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 77% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 77% of towns
Where Chrisney ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 49 pleasant days a year, better than only 1% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 11% of towns
- Household income$57,140 median, better than only 22% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 24% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 24% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Chrisney
A household needs to earn about $36,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Chrisney home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $57,140, 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 Chrisney's effective rate of 0.59%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Chrisney
Chrisney 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 Chrisney.
Who works in Chrisney, and how
Work in Chrisney centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Chrisney
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Chrisney.
What the weather is like in Chrisney, month by month
Chrisney sees roughly 49 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 33° | 24° |
| April | 69° | 56° | 44° |
| July | 88° | 77° | 67° |
| October | 73° | 59° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Chrisney
The nearest airport, Owensboro/Daviess County Regional, is about 20 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Indianapolis International, about 124 miles away.
The best schools in and around Chrisney
Schools across Chrisney average an A−, better than 85% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- David Turnham Education CenterA · 65% proficient
- Lincoln Trail Elementary SchoolA− · 62% proficient
- Chrisney Elementary SchoolA− · 62% proficient
Top middle schools
- Heritage Hills Middle SchoolA · 60% proficient
- South Spencer Middle SchoolB+ · 49% proficient
Top high schools
- Heritage Hills High SchoolB+ · 58% proficient
- South Spencer High SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Perry Central Jr-sr High SchoolB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Chrisney school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Chrisney 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 Chrisney against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Chrisney
Is Chrisney a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Chrisney ranks 30,168th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, good schools, and state infrastructure, and lowest on the weather and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Chrisney expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $142,207. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $57,140 median income, cost of living beats 29% of towns.
Is Chrisney safe?
Chrisney is safer than 54% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $255 per resident a year.
Compare Chrisney with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Chrisney. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Chrisney 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.
Chrisney detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Chrisney: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Chrisney: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Chrisney: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Chrisney: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Chrisney 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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