Best PlacesDelphi, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Delphi, 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.
Delphi ranks 22,847th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on walkability by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Delphi
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.
Delphi's strengths and weaknesses
Where Delphi ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 91% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 90% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 85% of towns
- BikingBetter than 84% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 80% of towns
Where Delphi ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 6% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 16% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 25% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 33% of towns
- Household income$64,706 median, better than only 36% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Delphi
A household needs to earn about $44,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Delphi home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $64,706, 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 Delphi's effective rate of 0.61%, 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 Delphi
Delphi's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Delphi.
Who works in Delphi, and how
Work in Delphi centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Delphi
Delphi has more restaurants and bars per resident than 76% of towns and more parkland per resident than 92% of towns. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Delphi and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Delphi, month by month
Delphi sees roughly 77 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 82 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 27° | 21° |
| April | 61° | 49° | 40° |
| July | 82° | 72° | 63° |
| October | 66° | 54° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Delphi
Indianapolis International sits about 64 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 Delphi
Schools across Delphi average a B, better than 65% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Hershey Elementary SchoolA · 67% proficient
- Rossville Elementary SchoolA · 62% proficient
- Battle Ground Elementary SchoolA · 62% proficient
Top middle schools
- East Tipp Middle SchoolA− · 55% proficient
- Battle Ground Middle SchoolB+ · 49% proficient
- Roosevelt Middle SchoolB · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- William Henry Harrison High SchoolA− · 63% proficient
- Delphi Community High SchoolB+ · 58% proficient
- Twin Lakes Senior High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Delphi school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Delphi 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 Delphi against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Delphi
Is Delphi a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Delphi ranks 22,847th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on walkability, cheap car insurance, and fast internet, and lowest on taxes and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Delphi expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $171,252. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $64,706 median income, cost of living beats 38% of towns.
Is Delphi safe?
Yes, Delphi is safer than 68% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $225 per resident a year.
Compare Delphi with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Delphi. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Delphi 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.
Delphi detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Delphi: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Delphi: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Delphi: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Delphi: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Delphi 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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