Best PlacesJasper County, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Jasper County, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Jasper County ranks 1,790th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. State finances pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on civic engagement.
The best neighborhoods in Jasper 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.
Jasper County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Jasper County ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 90% of counties
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 88% of counties
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 86% of counties
- Household income$83,491 median, better than 80% of counties
- Healthcare accessBetter than 77% of counties
Where Jasper County ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 2% of counties
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 3% of counties
- Nice weatherabout 59 pleasant days a year, better than only 6% of counties
- Low property taxBetter than only 6% of counties
- BikingBetter than only 19% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Jasper County
A household needs to earn about $47,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Jasper County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $83,491, 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 Jasper County's effective rate of 1.59%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Jasper County
Jasper County runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Jasper County.
Who works in Jasper County, and how
Work in Jasper County centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Jasper County
Jasper County has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most counties and more parkland per resident than 75% of counties. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Jasper County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Jasper County growing, and who is moving in?
Jasper County has lost about 6% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Richland County, IL.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Jasper County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Jasper County, month by month
Jasper County sees roughly 59 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 31° | 25° |
| April | 67° | 55° | 46° |
| July | 87° | 77° | 68° |
| October | 71° | 58° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Jasper County
The nearest airport, Decatur, is about 69 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Indianapolis International, about 111 miles away.
The best schools in and around Jasper County
Schools across Jasper County average a C−, better than 26% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Dieterich Elem SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Richland County Elementary SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Newton Elem SchoolC− · 26% proficient
Top middle schools
- Jasper Co Jr HighB− · 43% proficient
- Richland County Middle SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
- Cumberland Middle SchoolD− · 18% proficient
Top high schools
- Dieterich Jr/sr High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Casey-westfield Jr/sr HsD+ · 25% proficient
- Cumberland High SchoolD · 23% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Jasper County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Jasper 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 Jasper County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Jasper County
Is Jasper County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Jasper County ranks 1,790th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on civic engagement, what local pay buys, and a stable housing market, and lowest on state finances and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Jasper County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $163,474. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $83,491 median income, cost of living beats 88% of counties.
Is Jasper County safe?
Jasper County is safer than 49% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $288 per resident a year.
Compare Jasper County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Jasper County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Jasper 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.
Jasper County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Jasper County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Jasper County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Jasper County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Jasper County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Jasper 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.