Best PlacesGrammer, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Grammer, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Grammer ranks 4,828th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Grammer
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.
Grammer's strengths and weaknesses
Where Grammer ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 94% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 93% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 89% of towns
- Household income$107,936 median, better than 89% of towns
Where Grammer ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 12% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 19% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 21% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 68 pleasant days a year, better than only 21% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Grammer
A household needs to earn about $78,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Grammer home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $107,936, 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 Grammer's effective rate of 0.65%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Grammer
Grammer runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Grammer.
Who works in Grammer, and how
Work in Grammer 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 83%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Grammer
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Grammer.
What the weather is like in Grammer, month by month
Grammer sees roughly 68 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 31° | 24° |
| April | 64° | 55° | 43° |
| July | 84° | 77° | 66° |
| October | 68° | 58° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Grammer
Indianapolis International sits about 49 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 Grammer
Schools across Grammer average a C+, better than 51% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Scipio Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Csa Fodrea CampusC · 32% proficient
Top middle schools
- Northside Middle SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Jennings County Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Jennings County High SchoolB · 49% proficient
- Columbus East High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Grammer school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Grammer 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 Grammer against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Grammer
Is Grammer a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Grammer ranks 4,828th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, low crime, and what local pay buys, and lowest on taxes and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Grammer expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $304,516. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $107,936 median income, cost of living beats 93% of towns.
Is Grammer safe?
Yes, Grammer is safer than 94% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $142 per resident a year.
Compare Grammer with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Grammer. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Grammer 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.
Grammer detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Grammer: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Grammer: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Grammer: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Grammer: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Grammer 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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