Best PlacesFairland, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Fairland, 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.
Fairland ranks 20,150th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Fairland
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.
Fairland's strengths and weaknesses
Where Fairland ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 94% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 88% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 84% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 83% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 80% of towns
Where Fairland ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 55 pleasant days a year, better than only 2% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 5% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 8% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 18% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Fairland
A household needs to earn about $64,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Fairland home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $75,042, 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 Fairland's effective rate of 0.61%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Fairland
Fairland 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 Fairland.
Who works in Fairland, and how
Work in Fairland centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Fairland
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Fairland.
What the weather is like in Fairland, month by month
Fairland sees roughly 55 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 32° | 23° |
| April | 69° | 55° | 42° |
| July | 88° | 77° | 66° |
| October | 73° | 58° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Fairland
Indianapolis International sits about 22 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 Fairland
Schools across Fairland average a B, better than 72% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Waldron Elementary SchoolA− · 57% proficient
- Triton Central Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Triton Central Middle SchoolB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Triton Central High SchoolA− · 60% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Fairland school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Fairland 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 Fairland against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Fairland
Is Fairland a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Fairland ranks 20,150th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, cheap car insurance, and fast internet, and lowest on the weather and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Fairland expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $251,123. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $75,042 median income, cost of living beats 59% of towns.
Is Fairland safe?
Yes, Fairland is safer than 73% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $212 per resident a year.
Compare Fairland with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Fairland. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Fairland 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.
Fairland detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Fairland: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Fairland: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Fairland: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Fairland: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Fairland 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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