Best PlacesEmison, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Emison, 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.
Emison ranks 29,543rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Emison
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.
Emison's strengths and weaknesses
Where Emison ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 92% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 90% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 86% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 80% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 68% of towns
Where Emison ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 60 pleasant days a year, better than only 8% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 14% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 15% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 16% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Emison
A household needs to earn about $46,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Emison home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $67,500, 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 Emison's effective rate of 0.63%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Emison
Emison'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 Emison.
Who works in Emison, and how
Work in Emison centers on education and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Emison
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Emison.
What the weather is like in Emison, month by month
Emison sees roughly 60 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 32° | 25° |
| April | 68° | 56° | 46° |
| July | 88° | 78° | 69° |
| October | 72° | 59° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Emison
The nearest airport, Evansville Regional, is about 52 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Indianapolis International, about 89 miles away.
The best schools in and around Emison
Schools across Emison average a C, better than 37% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- North Knox IntermediateC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- North Knox Jr-sr High SchoolC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Emison school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Emison 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 Emison against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Emison
Is Emison a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Emison ranks 29,543rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, few empty homes, and a strong job market, and lowest on the weather and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Emison expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $179,400. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $67,500 median income, cost of living beats 53% of towns.
Is Emison safe?
Yes, Emison is safer than 68% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $219 per resident a year.
Compare Emison with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Emison. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Emison 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.
Emison detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Emison: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Emison: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Emison: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Emison: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Emison 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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