Best PlacesHuron, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Huron, 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.
Huron ranks 26,369th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Huron
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.
Huron's strengths and weaknesses
Where Huron ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 95% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 87% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 87% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 126 pleasant days a year, better than 83% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 80% of towns
Where Huron ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 15% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 23% of towns
- Short commute31.8 minutes each way, better than only 25% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 25% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 28% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Huron
A household needs to earn about $40,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Huron home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $72,765, 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 Huron's effective rate of 1.02%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Huron
Huron runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Huron.
Who works in Huron, and how
Work in Huron centers on admin & support services and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Huron
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Huron.
What the weather is like in Huron, month by month
Huron sees roughly 126 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 32° | 25° |
| April | 66° | 55° | 46° |
| July | 85° | 75° | 68° |
| October | 69° | 58° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Huron
The nearest airport, Louisville Muhammad Ali International, is about 63 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Indianapolis International, about 71 miles away.
The best schools in and around Huron
Schools across Huron average a C+, better than 39% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Springs Valley Elementary SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Shoals Community Elementary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Loogootee Middle SchoolB− · 39% proficient
- Bedford Middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Mitchell Jr High SchoolD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Bedford-north Lawrence High SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Mitchell High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Shoals Community High SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Huron school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Huron 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 Huron against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Huron
Is Huron a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Huron ranks 26,369th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on heat safety, cheap car insurance, and tree cover, and lowest on taxes and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Huron expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $150,105. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $72,765 median income, cost of living beats 44% of towns.
Is Huron safe?
Yes, Huron is safer than 55% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $248 per resident a year.
Compare Huron with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Huron. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Huron 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.
Huron detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Huron: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Huron: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Huron: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Huron: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Huron 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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