Best PlacesDuff, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Duff, 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.
Duff ranks 2,921st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Duff
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.
Duff's strengths and weaknesses
Where Duff ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 98% of towns
- Household income$133,971 median, better than 96% of towns
- Short commute18.4 minutes each way, better than 92% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 91% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 88% of towns
Where Duff ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 48 pleasant days a year, better than only 1% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 10% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 18% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 25% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Duff
A household needs to earn about $73,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Duff home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $133,971, 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 Duff's effective rate of 0.73%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Duff
Duff's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Duff.
Who works in Duff, and how
Work in Duff centers on retail trade and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Duff
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Duff.
What the weather is like in Duff, month by month
Duff 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 Duff
The nearest airport, Evansville Regional, is about 34 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Indianapolis International, about 103 miles away.
The best schools in and around Duff
Schools across Duff average a B, better than 71% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Holland Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Jasper Elementary SchoolB− · 41% proficient
Top middle schools
- Jasper Middle SchoolA− · 53% proficient
- Southridge Middle SchoolA− · 53% proficient
Top high schools
- 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 Duff school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Duff 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 Duff against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Duff
Is Duff a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Duff ranks 2,921st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on what local pay buys, high incomes, and short commutes, and lowest on the weather and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Duff expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $283,331. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $133,971 median income, cost of living beats 98% of towns.
Is Duff safe?
Yes, Duff is safer than 87% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $174 per resident a year.
Compare Duff with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Duff. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Duff 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.
Duff detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Duff: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Duff: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Duff: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Duff: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Duff 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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