Best PlacesHuntington County, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Huntington County, 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.
Huntington County ranks 1,270th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Huntington County
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.
Huntington County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Huntington County ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 94% of counties
- Low vacancyBetter than 91% of counties
- Internet speedBetter than 84% of counties
- Disaster safetyBetter than 76% of counties
- Big-city accessBetter than 75% of counties
Where Huntington County ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 4% of counties
- Nice weatherabout 59 pleasant days a year, better than only 5% of counties
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 10% of counties
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 32% of counties
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 32% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Huntington County
A household needs to earn about $45,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Huntington County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $70,796, 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 Huntington County's effective rate of 0.71%, 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 Huntington County
Huntington County'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 Huntington County.
Who works in Huntington County, and how
Work in Huntington County centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Huntington County
Huntington County has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most counties. That concentrates in some parts of Huntington County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Huntington County growing, and who is moving in?
Huntington County has grown about 1% over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Fort Wayne, IN.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Huntington County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Huntington County, month by month
Huntington County sees roughly 59 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 28° | 20° |
| April | 64° | 50° | 38° |
| July | 86° | 74° | 63° |
| October | 69° | 55° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Huntington County
The nearest airport, Fort Wayne International, is about 17 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Indianapolis International, about 90 miles away.
The best schools in and around Huntington County
Schools across Huntington County average a C+, better than 48% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Manchester Elementary SchoolA · 63% proficient
- Roanoke Elementary SchoolB · 46% proficient
- South Whitley Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Riverview SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Crestview Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Huntington North High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Huntington County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Huntington County 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 Huntington County against the other 3,143 counties.
Who Huntington County suits
Families
Schools land around the 48th percentile and crime safety beats 62%.
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 7% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Huntington County
Is Huntington County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Huntington County ranks 1,270th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, few empty homes, and fast internet, and lowest on noise and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Huntington County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $173,813. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $70,796 median income, cost of living beats 68% of counties.
Is Huntington County safe?
Yes, Huntington County is safer than 62% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $285 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Huntington County?
July highs average about 86 degrees, and January highs near 37 with lows near 20. That works out to about 59 pleasant days a year, more than 5% of counties.
Is Huntington County good for families?
Schools beat 48% of counties, crime safety beats 62%, and childcare runs $811 a month.
Compare Huntington County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Huntington County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Huntington County 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.
Huntington County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Huntington County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Huntington County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Huntington County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Huntington County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Huntington County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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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