Best PlacesComo, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Como, 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.
Como ranks 25,126th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Como
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.
Como's strengths and weaknesses
Where Como ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 92% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 80% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 78% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 71% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 69% of towns
Where Como ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 6% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 7% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 7% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 60 pleasant days a year, better than only 8% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 14% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Como
A household needs to earn about $44,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Como home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $79,469, 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 Como's effective rate of 0.58%, 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 Como
Como runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Como.
Who works in Como, and how
Work in Como centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Como
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Como.
What the weather is like in Como, month by month
Como sees roughly 60 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 30° | 22° |
| April | 66° | 53° | 41° |
| July | 87° | 76° | 65° |
| October | 71° | 58° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Como
The nearest airport, Fort Wayne International, is about 41 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Indianapolis International, about 78 miles away.
The best schools in and around Como
Schools across Como average a C, better than 36% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Redkey Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- East Jay ElementaryC · 34% proficient
Top high schools
- Jay County Jr/sr High SchoolC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Como school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Como 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 Como against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Como
Is Como a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Como ranks 25,126th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, state infrastructure, and low crime, and lowest on taxes and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Como expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $172,044. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $79,469 median income, cost of living beats 71% of towns.
Is Como safe?
Yes, Como is safer than 78% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $212 per resident a year.
Compare Como with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Como. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Como 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.
Como detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Como: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Como: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Como: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Como: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Como 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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