Best PlacesDubois County, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Dubois County, 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.
Dubois County ranks 578th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Dubois County
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.
The best areas in Dubois County
The parts of Dubois County, ranked by the BestNeighborhood standard score across every neighborhood, highest scoring first. Each note says how that part differs from the rest of the county.
Ferdinand
Jasper
More households have young kids and biking is better.
Huntingburg
Crime runs higher and fewer adults hold degrees.
Scores across Dubois County run from about the 23rd to the 85th percentile nationally. The map is where that becomes a choice of area.
Dubois County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Dubois County ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 93% of counties
- Crime safetyBetter than 92% of counties
- Low vacancyBetter than 86% of counties
- Disaster safetyBetter than 81% of counties
- School gradeB+, better than 81% of counties
Where Dubois County ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 48 pleasant days a year, better than only 1% of counties
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 20% of counties
- Cheap childcare$897 a month, better than only 28% of counties
- Internet speedBetter than only 29% of counties
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 32% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Dubois County
A household needs to earn about $59,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Dubois County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $78,064, 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 Dubois County's effective rate of 0.72%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Dubois County
Dubois County'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 Dubois County.
Who works in Dubois County, and how
Work in Dubois County 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 91%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Dubois County
Dubois County has more parkland per resident than 66% of counties and more late-night spots per resident than 80% of counties. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Dubois County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Dubois County growing, and who is moving in?
Dubois County has grown about 3% over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Louisville, KY.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Dubois County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Dubois County, month by month
Dubois County sees roughly 48 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 33° | 24° |
| April | 69° | 56° | 44° |
| July | 88° | 77° | 67° |
| October | 73° | 59° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Dubois County
The nearest airport, Evansville Regional, is about 40 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Indianapolis International, about 100 miles away.
The best schools in and around Dubois County
Schools across Dubois County average a B+, better than 81% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Ferdinand Elementary SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
- Ireland Elementary SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Pine Ridge Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
Top middle schools
- Cedar Crest Intermediate SchoolA · 63% proficient
- Jasper Middle SchoolA− · 53% proficient
- Southridge Middle SchoolA− · 53% proficient
Top high schools
- Forest Park Jr-sr High SchoolB+ · 58% proficient
- Jasper High SchoolB · 49% proficient
- Southridge High SchoolB · 48% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Dubois County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Dubois County 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 Dubois County against the other 3,143 counties.
Who Dubois County suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 75% of counties and 6% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Dubois County
Is Dubois County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Dubois County ranks 578th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, low crime, and few empty homes, and lowest on the weather and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Dubois County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $229,416. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $78,064 median income, cost of living beats 75% of counties.
Is Dubois County safe?
Yes, Dubois County is safer than 92% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $205 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Dubois County?
July highs average about 88 degrees, and January highs near 44 with lows near 24. That works out to about 48 pleasant days a year, more than 0% of counties.
What are the best neighborhoods in Dubois County?
Using the default rankings, the highest-scoring areas are Ferdinand, Jasper, and Huntingburg. The ranked list and the re-weightable map above let you re-sort them for your own priorities.
Compare Dubois County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Dubois County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Dubois County 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.
Dubois County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Dubois County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Dubois County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Dubois County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Dubois County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Dubois County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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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