Best PlacesHatfield, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hatfield, 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.
Hatfield ranks 15,780th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Hatfield
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.
Hatfield's strengths and weaknesses
Where Hatfield ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 94% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 93% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 89% of towns
- Short commute19.9 minutes each way, better than 88% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 87% of towns
Where Hatfield ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 64 pleasant days a year, better than only 14% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 27% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 27% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 29% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 31% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Hatfield
A household needs to earn about $41,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hatfield home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $78,827, 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 Hatfield's effective rate of 0.75%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Hatfield
Hatfield'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 Hatfield.
Who works in Hatfield, and how
Work in Hatfield centers on education and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Hatfield
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Hatfield.
What the weather is like in Hatfield, month by month
Hatfield sees roughly 64 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 35° | 28° |
| April | 70° | 58° | 48° |
| July | 89° | 79° | 70° |
| October | 72° | 60° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Hatfield
The nearest airport, Owensboro/Daviess County Regional, is about 12 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 127 miles away.
The best schools in and around Hatfield
Schools across Hatfield average a B+, better than 74% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Luce Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- South Spencer Middle SchoolB+ · 49% proficient
Top high schools
- South Spencer High SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hatfield school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hatfield 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 Hatfield against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Hatfield
Is Hatfield a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hatfield ranks 15,780th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cell coverage, civic engagement, and few empty homes, and lowest on the weather and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hatfield expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $157,220. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $78,827 median income, cost of living beats 59% of towns.
Is Hatfield safe?
Hatfield is safer than 47% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $268 per resident a year.
Compare Hatfield with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hatfield. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hatfield 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.
Hatfield detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hatfield: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hatfield: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hatfield: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hatfield: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hatfield 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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