Best PlacesFreelandville, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Freelandville, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Freelandville ranks 26,404th 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 Freelandville
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.
Freelandville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Freelandville ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 92% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 88% of towns
- Short commute20.8 minutes each way, better than 85% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 80% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 67% of towns
Where Freelandville ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 58 pleasant days a year, better than only 6% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 18% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 19% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 21% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 26% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Freelandville
A household needs to earn about $39,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Freelandville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $66,553, 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 Freelandville's effective rate of 0.62%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Freelandville
Freelandville runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Freelandville.
Who works in Freelandville, and how
Work in Freelandville centers on education and public administration. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 95%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Freelandville
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Freelandville.
What the weather is like in Freelandville, month by month
Freelandville sees roughly 58 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 32° | 25° |
| April | 67° | 55° | 45° |
| July | 86° | 77° | 68° |
| October | 71° | 58° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Freelandville
The nearest airport, Evansville Regional, is about 58 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Indianapolis International, about 81 miles away.
The best schools in and around Freelandville
Schools across Freelandville average a C, better than 37% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Carlisle Elementary SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Northeast East Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- North Knox IntermediateC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Carlisle Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Sullivan High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- North Knox Jr-sr High SchoolC · 32% 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 Freelandville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Freelandville 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 Freelandville against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Freelandville
Is Freelandville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Freelandville ranks 26,404th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, cheap car insurance, and short commutes, 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 Freelandville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $153,105. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $66,553 median income, cost of living beats 44% of towns.
Is Freelandville safe?
Yes, Freelandville is safer than 56% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $256 per resident a year.
Compare Freelandville with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Freelandville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Freelandville 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.
Freelandville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Freelandville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Freelandville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Freelandville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Freelandville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Freelandville 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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