Best PlacesHuntington, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Huntington, 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 ranks 23,846th 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 Huntington
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's strengths and weaknesses
Where Huntington ranks high
- BikingBetter than 92% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 92% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 91% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 91% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 91% of towns
Where Huntington ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 57 pleasant days a year, better than only 5% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 6% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 12% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 31% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 33% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Huntington
A household needs to earn about $41,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Huntington home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $65,720, 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's effective rate of 0.74%, 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 6 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
Huntington'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.
Who works in Huntington, and how
Work in Huntington 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 5%
Life in Huntington
Huntington has more restaurants and bars per resident than 67% of towns and more parkland per resident than 90% of towns. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Huntington and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Huntington, month by month
Huntington sees roughly 57 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
The nearest airport, Fort Wayne International, is about 17 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Indianapolis International, about 91 miles away.
The best schools in and around Huntington
Schools across Huntington average a C+, better than 43% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Manchester Elementary SchoolA · 63% proficient
- Roanoke Elementary SchoolB · 46% proficient
- Lancaster Central SchoolB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Norwell Middle SchoolB+ · 47% proficient
- Summit Middle SchoolB · 46% proficient
- Riverview SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Homestead High SchoolA · 72% proficient
- Norwell High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Southern Wells Jr-sr High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Huntington school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Huntington 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 against the other 50,332 towns.
Who Huntington suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 7% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in Huntington
Is Huntington a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Huntington ranks 23,846th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on biking, walkability, and fast internet, and lowest on the weather and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Huntington expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $158,956. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $65,720 median income, cost of living beats 50% of towns.
Is Huntington safe?
Huntington is safer than 34% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $331 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Huntington?
July highs average about 86 degrees, and January highs near 37 with lows near 20. That works out to about 57 pleasant days a year, more than 5% of towns.
Is Huntington good for families?
Schools beat 43% of towns, crime safety beats 34%, and childcare runs $812 a month.
Compare Huntington with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Huntington. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Huntington 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 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Huntington: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Huntington: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Huntington: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Huntington: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Huntington 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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