Best PlacesDugger, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Dugger, 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.
Dugger ranks 24,981st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. The weather pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on walkability.
The best neighborhoods in Dugger
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.
Dugger's strengths and weaknesses
Where Dugger ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 89% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 86% of towns
- BikingBetter than 81% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 80% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 78% of towns
Where Dugger ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 59 pleasant days a year, better than only 7% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 18% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 25% of towns
- School gradeC−, better than only 28% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 30% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Dugger
A household needs to earn about $36,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Dugger home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $64,345, 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 Dugger's effective rate of 0.66%, 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 Dugger
Dugger runs older than the country, 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 Dugger.
Who works in Dugger, and how
Work in Dugger 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 93%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Dugger
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Dugger.
What the weather is like in Dugger, month by month
Dugger sees roughly 59 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 31° | 24° |
| April | 65° | 53° | 42° |
| July | 86° | 75° | 66° |
| October | 69° | 56° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Dugger
Indianapolis International sits about 68 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 Dugger
Schools across Dugger average a C−, better than 28% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Linton-stockton ElementaryB · 47% proficient
- Northeast East Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Linton-stockton Middle SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Linton-stockton High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- North Central Jr/sr High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Dugger school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Dugger 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 Dugger against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Dugger
Is Dugger a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Dugger ranks 24,981st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on walkability, cheap car insurance, and biking, 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 Dugger expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $139,696. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $64,345 median income, cost of living beats 44% of towns.
Is Dugger safe?
Yes, Dugger is safer than 74% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $227 per resident a year.
Compare Dugger with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Dugger. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Dugger 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.
Dugger detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Dugger: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Dugger: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Dugger: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Dugger: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Dugger 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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