Best PlacesDillman, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Dillman, 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.
Dillman ranks 17,966th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. Taxes pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on civic engagement.
The best neighborhoods in Dillman
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.
Dillman's strengths and weaknesses
Where Dillman ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 89% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 88% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 87% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 85% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 83% of towns
Where Dillman ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 6% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 20% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 21% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 22% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Dillman
A household needs to earn about $59,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Dillman home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $84,247, 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 Dillman's effective rate of 0.56%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Dillman
Dillman runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Dillman.
Who works in Dillman, and how
Work in Dillman centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Dillman
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Dillman.
What the weather is like in Dillman, month by month
Dillman sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 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 | 62° | 50° | 40° |
| July | 85° | 73° | 61° |
| October | 66° | 54° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Dillman
The nearest airport, Fort Wayne International, is about 28 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Indianapolis International, about 77 miles away.
The best schools in and around Dillman
Schools across Dillman average a B−, better than 59% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Southern Wells Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Eastbrook North ElementaryC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Eastbrook Middle SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Eastbrook High SchoolB+ · 57% proficient
- Southern Wells Jr-sr High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Dillman school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Dillman 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 Dillman against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Dillman
Is Dillman a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Dillman ranks 17,966th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on civic engagement, what local pay buys, and heat safety, and lowest on taxes and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Dillman expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $233,210. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $84,247 median income, cost of living beats 88% of towns.
Is Dillman safe?
Dillman is safer than 49% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $264 per resident a year.
Compare Dillman with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Dillman. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Dillman 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.
Dillman detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Dillman: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Dillman: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Dillman: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Dillman: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Dillman 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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