Best PlacesHomecroft, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Homecroft, 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.
Homecroft ranks 7,993rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on biking by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Homecroft
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.
Homecroft's strengths and weaknesses
Where Homecroft ranks high
- BikingBetter than 99% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 99% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 99% of towns
- TransitBetter than 97% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 94% of towns
Where Homecroft ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 55 pleasant days a year, better than only 3% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 3% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 9% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 11% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 35% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Homecroft
A household needs to earn about $61,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Homecroft home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $75,841, 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 Homecroft's effective rate of 0.91%, 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 Homecroft
Homecroft 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 Homecroft.
Who works in Homecroft, and how
Work in Homecroft centers on education and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Homecroft
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Homecroft.
What the weather is like in Homecroft, month by month
Homecroft sees roughly 55 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 30° | 21° |
| April | 67° | 53° | 41° |
| July | 88° | 77° | 67° |
| October | 70° | 57° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Homecroft
Indianapolis International sits about 9 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 Homecroft
Schools across Homecroft average a C+, better than 44% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Jeremiah Gray Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Southport 6th Grade AcademyC+ · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Southport High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Homecroft school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Homecroft 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 Homecroft against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Homecroft
Is Homecroft a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Homecroft ranks 7,993rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on biking, walkability, and cell coverage, and lowest on the weather and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Homecroft expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $230,110. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $75,841 median income, cost of living beats 73% of towns.
Is Homecroft safe?
Homecroft is safer than 37% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $294 per resident a year.
Compare Homecroft with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Homecroft. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Homecroft 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.
Homecroft detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Homecroft: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Homecroft: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Homecroft: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Homecroft: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Homecroft 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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