Best PlacesClaypool, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Claypool, 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.
Claypool ranks 10,800th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Claypool
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.
Claypool's strengths and weaknesses
Where Claypool ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 92% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 92% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 86% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 80% of towns
- Household income$91,650 median, better than 78% of towns
Where Claypool ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 13% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 31% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 32% of towns
- Cheap childcare$916 a month, better than only 35% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 35% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Claypool
A household needs to earn about $51,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Claypool home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $91,650, 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 Claypool's effective rate of 0.54%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Claypool
Claypool 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 Claypool.
Who works in Claypool, and how
Work in Claypool centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Claypool
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Claypool.
What the weather is like in Claypool, month by month
Claypool sees roughly 91 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 33, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 27° | 21° |
| April | 59° | 48° | 39° |
| July | 83° | 73° | 64° |
| October | 64° | 54° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Claypool
The nearest airport, Fort Wayne International, is about 37 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Indianapolis International, about 100 miles away.
The best schools in and around Claypool
Schools across Claypool average a B−, better than 58% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- South Whitley Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Mentone Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Claypool Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Edgewood Middle SchoolB · 46% proficient
- Tippecanoe Valley Middle SchoolB− · 41% proficient
Top high schools
- Warsaw Community High SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Tippecanoe Valley High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Whitko Jr/sr High SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Claypool school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Claypool 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 Claypool against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Claypool
Is Claypool a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Claypool ranks 10,800th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, cheap car insurance, and what local pay buys, and lowest on noise and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Claypool expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $200,439. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $91,650 median income, cost of living beats 86% of towns.
Is Claypool safe?
Yes, Claypool is safer than 92% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $157 per resident a year.
Compare Claypool with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Claypool. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Claypool 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.
Claypool detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Claypool: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Claypool: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Claypool: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Claypool: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Claypool 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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