Best PlacesGreater Oakhill, Evansville, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Greater Oakhill, Evansville, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Greater Oakhill, Evansville ranks 2,216th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Greater Oakhill, Evansville
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.
Greater Oakhill, Evansville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Greater Oakhill, Evansville ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$801 a month, better than 89% of neighborhoods
Where Greater Oakhill, Evansville ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 53 pleasant days a year, better than only 1% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Greater Oakhill, Evansville
A household needs to earn about $58,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Greater Oakhill, Evansville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $94,015, 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 Greater Oakhill, Evansville's effective rate of 0.86%, 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 Greater Oakhill, Evansville
Greater Oakhill, Evansville runs older than the country, 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 Greater Oakhill, Evansville.
Who works in Greater Oakhill, Evansville, and how
Work in Greater Oakhill, Evansville centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Greater Oakhill, Evansville
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Greater Oakhill, Evansville.
What the weather is like in Greater Oakhill, Evansville, month by month
Greater Oakhill, Evansville sees roughly 53 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 Greater Oakhill, Evansville
The nearest airport, Evansville Regional, is about 2 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Indianapolis International, about 134 miles away.
The best schools in and around Greater Oakhill, Evansville
Schools across Greater Oakhill, Evansville average a B, better than 71% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Oak Hill ElementaryA− · 59% proficient
- Stockwell Elementary SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Vogel Elementary SchoolC · 34% proficient
Top middle schools
- North Junior High SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
- Plaza Park International Prep AcadC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- New Tech InstituteB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Greater Oakhill, Evansville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Greater Oakhill, Evansville 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 Greater Oakhill, Evansville against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Greater Oakhill, Evansville
Is Greater Oakhill, Evansville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Greater Oakhill, Evansville ranks 2,216th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, health care access, and a stable housing market, and lowest on the weather and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Greater Oakhill, Evansville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $219,353. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $94,015 median income, cost of living beats 80% of neighborhoods.
Is Greater Oakhill, Evansville safe?
Yes, Greater Oakhill, Evansville is safer than 78% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $273 per resident a year.
Compare Greater Oakhill, Evansville with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Greater Oakhill, Evansville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Greater Oakhill, Evansville 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.
Greater Oakhill, Evansville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Greater Oakhill, Evansville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Greater Oakhill, Evansville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Greater Oakhill, Evansville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Greater Oakhill, Evansville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Greater Oakhill, Evansville 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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