Best PlacesGibson County, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Gibson County, 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.
Gibson County ranks 1,464th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Gibson County
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.
The best areas in Gibson County
The parts of Gibson County, ranked by the BestNeighborhood standard score across every neighborhood, highest scoring first. Each note says how that part differs from the rest of the county.
Fort Branch & Haubstadt
Incomes run higher, fewer homes sit empty, and local pay stretches further.
Princeton
Tree cover is thicker, though crime runs higher.
Oakland City
Fewer households have young kids and schools score lower.
Scores across Gibson County run from about the 11th to the 80th percentile nationally. The map is where that becomes a choice of area.
Gibson County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Gibson County ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 92% of counties
- State infrastructureBetter than 75% of counties
- Short commute20.6 minutes each way, better than 75% of counties
- Healthcare accessBetter than 74% of counties
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 70% of counties
Where Gibson County ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 54 pleasant days a year, better than only 2% of counties
- QuietBetter than only 5% of counties
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 19% of counties
- Internet speedBetter than only 23% of counties
- Air qualityBetter than only 30% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Gibson County
A household needs to earn about $49,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Gibson County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $74,155, 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 Gibson County's effective rate of 0.66%, 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 Gibson County
Gibson County'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 Gibson County.
Who works in Gibson County, and how
Work in Gibson County centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Gibson County
Gibson County has more restaurants and bars per resident than 70% of counties and less parkland per resident than most counties. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Gibson County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Gibson County growing, and who is moving in?
Gibson County has lost about 2% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Louisville, KY.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Gibson County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Gibson County, month by month
Gibson County sees roughly 54 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 34° | 25° |
| April | 71° | 57° | 45° |
| July | 91° | 79° | 69° |
| October | 75° | 60° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Gibson County
The nearest airport, Evansville Regional, is about 18 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Indianapolis International, about 118 miles away.
The best schools in and around Gibson County
Schools across Gibson County average a B−, better than 64% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Haubstadt Community SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- North Stewart ElementaryB · 50% proficient
- Barton Township ElementaryB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Stewart County Middle SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
- Princeton Community MiddleC · 33% proficient
- Waldo J Wood Memorial JhsC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Gibson Southern High SchoolA− · 62% proficient
- South Knox Middle-high SchoolB · 46% proficient
- Princeton Community High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Gibson County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Gibson County 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 Gibson County against the other 3,143 counties.
Who Gibson County suits
Common questions about living in Gibson County
Is Gibson County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Gibson County ranks 1,464th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, state infrastructure, and short commutes, and lowest on the weather and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Gibson County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $190,017. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $74,155 median income, cost of living beats 70% of counties.
Is Gibson County safe?
Yes, Gibson County is safer than 66% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $265 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Gibson County?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 45 with lows near 25. That works out to about 54 pleasant days a year, more than 2% of counties.
What are the best neighborhoods in Gibson County?
Using the default rankings, the highest-scoring areas are Fort Branch & Haubstadt, Princeton, and Oakland City. The ranked list and the re-weightable map above let you re-sort them for your own priorities.
Compare Gibson County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Gibson County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Gibson County 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.
Gibson County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Gibson County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Gibson County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Gibson County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Gibson County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Gibson County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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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