Best PlacesFritchton, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Fritchton, 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.
Fritchton ranks 10,690th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Fritchton
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.
Fritchton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Fritchton ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 94% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 88% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 86% of towns
- Short commute20.9 minutes each way, better than 84% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 80% of towns
Where Fritchton ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 7% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 60 pleasant days a year, better than only 8% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 9% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 18% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Fritchton
A household needs to earn about $46,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Fritchton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $87,182, 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 Fritchton'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 Fritchton
Fritchton runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Fritchton.
Who works in Fritchton, and how
Work in Fritchton centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 95%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Fritchton
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Fritchton.
What the weather is like in Fritchton, month by month
Fritchton 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 Fritchton
The nearest airport, Evansville Regional, is about 44 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Indianapolis International, about 94 miles away.
The best schools in and around Fritchton
Schools across Fritchton average a B, better than 66% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Benjamin Franklin Elementary SchB+ · 54% proficient
- South Knox Elementary SchoolB · 49% proficient
Top middle schools
- George Rogers Clark SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Top high schools
- South Knox Middle-high SchoolB · 46% proficient
- Lincoln High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Fritchton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Fritchton 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 Fritchton against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Fritchton
Is Fritchton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Fritchton ranks 10,690th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, cheap car insurance, and few empty homes, and lowest on tree cover and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Fritchton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $178,999. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $87,182 median income, cost of living beats 77% of towns.
Is Fritchton safe?
Yes, Fritchton is safer than 76% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $206 per resident a year.
Compare Fritchton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Fritchton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Fritchton 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.
Fritchton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Fritchton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Fritchton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Fritchton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Fritchton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Fritchton 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.
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