Best PlacesEvansville, WI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Evansville, 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.
Evansville ranks 6,804th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Evansville
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.
Evansville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Evansville ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- BikingBetter than 96% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 94% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 90% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 89% of towns
Where Evansville ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 10% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,296 a month, better than only 10% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 21% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 28% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 34% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Evansville
A household needs to earn about $86,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Evansville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $82,741; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Evansville's effective rate of 1.52%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Evansville
Evansville'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 Evansville.
Who works in Evansville, and how
Work in Evansville centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Evansville
Evansville has more restaurants and bars per resident than 66% of towns and more parkland per resident than 95% of towns. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Evansville and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Evansville, month by month
Evansville sees roughly 88 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 30, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30° | 24° | 18° |
| April | 60° | 48° | 38° |
| July | 84° | 74° | 64° |
| October | 64° | 53° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Evansville
The nearest airport, Dane County Regional/Truax Field, is about 25 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Mitchell International, about 72 miles away.
The best schools in and around Evansville
Schools across Evansville average a B−, better than 62% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Theodore Robinson Intermediate SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Yahara ElementaryB+ · 52% proficient
- Parkview ElementaryB− · 44% proficient
Top middle schools
- Parkview Junior HighB · 45% proficient
- J C Mckenna MiddleB · 44% proficient
- Brodhead MiddleB− · 41% proficient
Top high schools
- Stoughton HighC+ · 38% proficient
- Evansville HighC+ · 37% proficient
- Parkview HighC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Evansville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Evansville 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 Evansville against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Evansville
Is Evansville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Evansville ranks 6,804th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, biking, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on property taxes and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Evansville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $300,730. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $82,741 median income, cost of living beats 67% of towns.
Is Evansville safe?
Yes, Evansville is safer than 71% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $250 per resident a year.
Compare Evansville with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Evansville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Evansville 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.
Evansville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Evansville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Evansville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Evansville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Evansville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Evansville 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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