Best PlacesDelp, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Delp, 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.
Delp ranks 1,927th 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 Delp
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.
Delp's strengths and weaknesses
Where Delp ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 96% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 95% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 93% of towns
- Household income$111,007 median, better than 90% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 89% of towns
Where Delp ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 6% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 11% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 62 pleasant days a year, better than only 11% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 24% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Delp
A household needs to earn about $76,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Delp home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $111,007, 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 Delp'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 Delp
Delp's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Delp.
Who works in Delp, and how
Work in Delp centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Delp
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Delp.
What the weather is like in Delp, month by month
Delp sees roughly 62 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 19. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 28° | 19° |
| April | 66° | 52° | 40° |
| July | 87° | 75° | 63° |
| October | 70° | 56° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Delp
Indianapolis International sits about 58 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 Delp
Schools across Delp average an A−, better than 87% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Hershey Elementary SchoolA · 67% proficient
- Battle Ground Elementary SchoolA · 62% proficient
Top middle schools
- East Tipp Middle SchoolA− · 55% proficient
- Battle Ground Middle SchoolB+ · 49% proficient
Top high schools
- William Henry Harrison High SchoolA− · 63% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Delp school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Delp 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 Delp against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Delp
Is Delp a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Delp ranks 1,927th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, cheap car insurance, and what local pay buys, and lowest on noise and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Delp expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $300,026. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $111,007 median income, cost of living beats 93% of towns.
Is Delp safe?
Yes, Delp is safer than 96% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $140 per resident a year.
Compare Delp with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Delp. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Delp 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.
Delp detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Delp: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Delp: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Delp: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Delp: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Delp 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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