Best PlacesGreenfield Courthouse Square Historic District, Greenfield Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Greenfield Courthouse Square Historic District, Greenfield, 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.
Greenfield Courthouse Square Historic District, Greenfield ranks 3,238th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Greenfield Courthouse Square Historic District, Greenfield
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.
Greenfield Courthouse Square Historic District, Greenfield's strengths and weaknesses
Where Greenfield Courthouse Square Historic District, Greenfield ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 80% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 80% of neighborhoods
Where Greenfield Courthouse Square Historic District, Greenfield ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 57 pleasant days a year, better than only 4% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Greenfield Courthouse Square Historic District, Greenfield
A household needs to earn about $43,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Greenfield Courthouse Square Historic District, Greenfield home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $60,303, 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 Greenfield Courthouse Square Historic District, Greenfield's effective rate of 0.69%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Greenfield Courthouse Square Historic District, Greenfield
Greenfield Courthouse Square Historic District, Greenfield runs younger 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 Greenfield Courthouse Square Historic District, Greenfield.
Who works in Greenfield Courthouse Square Historic District, Greenfield, and how
Work in Greenfield Courthouse Square Historic District, Greenfield centers on hospitality & food and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Greenfield Courthouse Square Historic District, Greenfield
Greenfield Courthouse Square Historic District, Greenfield has more restaurants and bars per resident than 70% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Greenfield Courthouse Square Historic District, Greenfield and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Greenfield Courthouse Square Historic District, Greenfield, month by month
Greenfield Courthouse Square Historic District, Greenfield sees roughly 57 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 32° | 23° |
| April | 69° | 55° | 42° |
| July | 88° | 77° | 66° |
| October | 73° | 58° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Greenfield Courthouse Square Historic District, Greenfield
Indianapolis International sits about 28 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 Greenfield Courthouse Square Historic District, Greenfield
Schools across Greenfield Courthouse Square Historic District, Greenfield average a B−, better than 63% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Harris Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Weston Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Greenfield Central Junior High SchB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- Greenfield-central High SchoolB− · 41% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Greenfield Courthouse Square Historic District, Greenfield school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Greenfield Courthouse Square Historic District, Greenfield 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 Greenfield Courthouse Square Historic District, Greenfield against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Greenfield Courthouse Square Historic District, Greenfield
Is Greenfield Courthouse Square Historic District, Greenfield a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Greenfield Courthouse Square Historic District, Greenfield ranks 3,238th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on few empty homes, cheap car insurance, and a stable housing market, and lowest on the weather and transit. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Greenfield Courthouse Square Historic District, Greenfield expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $165,270. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $60,303 median income, cost of living beats 42% of neighborhoods.
Is Greenfield Courthouse Square Historic District, Greenfield safe?
Yes, Greenfield Courthouse Square Historic District, Greenfield is safer than 80% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $259 per resident a year.
Compare Greenfield Courthouse Square Historic District, Greenfield with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Greenfield Courthouse Square Historic District, Greenfield. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Greenfield Courthouse Square Historic District, Greenfield 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.
Greenfield Courthouse Square Historic District, Greenfield detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Greenfield Courthouse Square Historic District, Greenfield: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Greenfield Courthouse Square Historic District, Greenfield: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Greenfield Courthouse Square Historic District, Greenfield: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Greenfield Courthouse Square Historic District, Greenfield: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Greenfield Courthouse Square Historic District, Greenfield 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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