Best PlacesElberfeld, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Elberfeld, 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.
Elberfeld ranks 9,517th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. The weather pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on cheap car insurance.
The best neighborhoods in Elberfeld
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.
Elberfeld's strengths and weaknesses
Where Elberfeld ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 89% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 88% of towns
- Household income$104,379 median, better than 87% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 86% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 82% of towns
Where Elberfeld ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 53 pleasant days a year, better than only 2% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 14% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,078 a month, better than only 20% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 23% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 25% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Elberfeld
A household needs to earn about $55,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Elberfeld home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $104,379, 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 Elberfeld'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 Elberfeld
Elberfeld runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Elberfeld.
Who works in Elberfeld, and how
Work in Elberfeld centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Elberfeld
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Elberfeld.
What the weather is like in Elberfeld, month by month
Elberfeld sees roughly 53 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 34° | 25° |
| April | 71° | 57° | 45° |
| July | 91° | 79° | 69° |
| October | 75° | 60° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Elberfeld
The nearest airport, Evansville Regional, is about 9 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Indianapolis International, about 124 miles away.
The best schools in and around Elberfeld
Schools across Elberfeld average a B+, better than 77% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Mccutchanville Elementary SchoolA+ · 73% proficient
- Lynnville Elementary SchoolA · 63% proficient
- Elberfeld Elementary SchoolA− · 62% proficient
Top middle schools
- Castle North Middle SchoolA− · 57% proficient
- North Junior High SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
- Tecumseh Middle SchoolB · 46% proficient
Top high schools
- Castle High SchoolA− · 64% proficient
- North High SchoolA− · 62% proficient
- Gibson Southern High SchoolA− · 62% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Elberfeld school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Elberfeld 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 Elberfeld against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Elberfeld
Is Elberfeld a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Elberfeld ranks 9,517th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, what local pay buys, and high incomes, and lowest on the weather and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Elberfeld expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $213,061. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $104,379 median income, cost of living beats 88% of towns.
Is Elberfeld safe?
Yes, Elberfeld is safer than 77% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $196 per resident a year.
Compare Elberfeld with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Elberfeld. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Elberfeld 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.
Elberfeld detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Elberfeld: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Elberfeld: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Elberfeld: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Elberfeld: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Elberfeld 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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