Best PlacesGranger, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Granger, 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.
Granger ranks 179th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and walkability ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Granger
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.
Granger's strengths and weaknesses
Where Granger ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 97% of cities
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 96% of cities
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 93% of cities
- Healthcare accessBetter than 88% of cities
- Voter turnoutBetter than 86% of cities
Where Granger ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 3% of cities
- TransitBetter than only 13% of cities
- Nice weatherabout 65 pleasant days a year, better than only 15% of cities
- Cell coverageBetter than only 15% of cities
- BikingBetter than only 21% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Granger
A household needs to earn about $90,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Granger home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $135,048, 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 Granger's effective rate of 0.85%, 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 Granger
Granger's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Granger.
Who works in Granger, and how
Work in Granger centers on education and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Granger
Granger has more restaurants and bars per resident than 74% of cities and more parkland per resident than 79% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Granger and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Granger, month by month
Granger sees roughly 65 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 33, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 28° | 22° |
| April | 58° | 50° | 40° |
| July | 83° | 75° | 66° |
| October | 63° | 55° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Granger
The nearest airport, South Bend International, is about 10 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Chicago Midway International, about 83 miles away.
The best schools in and around Granger
Schools across Granger average a B+, better than 77% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Northpoint Elementary SchoolA+ · 82% proficient
- Prairie Vista Elementary SchoolA+ · 82% proficient
- Mary Frank Harris Elementary SchA · 70% proficient
Top middle schools
- Discovery Middle SchoolA · 67% proficient
- Schmucker Middle SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Lasalle AcademyB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- Penn High SchoolA− · 64% proficient
- Edwardsburg High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Elkhart High SchoolC · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Granger school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Granger 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 Granger against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Granger suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 96% of cities, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 13% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Granger
Is Granger a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Granger ranks 179th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on low disaster risk, what local pay buys, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on walkability and transit. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Granger expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $343,043. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $135,048 median income, cost of living beats 96% of cities.
Is Granger safe?
Yes, Granger is safer than 85% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $194 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Granger?
July highs average about 83 degrees, and January highs near 33 with lows near 22. That works out to about 65 pleasant days a year, more than 15% of cities.
Is Granger good for families?
Schools beat 77% of cities, crime safety beats 85%, and childcare runs $833 a month.
Compare Granger with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Granger. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Granger 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.
Granger detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Granger: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Granger: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Granger: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Granger: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Granger 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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