Best PlacesJennings County, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Jennings 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.
Jennings County ranks 1,467th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. Taxes pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on cheap car insurance.
The best neighborhoods in Jennings 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.
Jennings County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Jennings County ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 90% of counties
- Low vacancyBetter than 86% of counties
- Heat safetyBetter than 81% of counties
- Local economyBetter than 80% of counties
- State infrastructureBetter than 75% of counties
Where Jennings County ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 5% of counties
- Nice weatherabout 68 pleasant days a year, better than only 17% of counties
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 21% of counties
- BikingBetter than only 27% of counties
- WalkabilityBetter than only 28% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Jennings County
A household needs to earn about $43,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Jennings County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $72,026, 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 Jennings County's effective rate of 0.60%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Jennings County
Jennings County's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Jennings County.
Who works in Jennings County, and how
Work in Jennings County centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Jennings County
Jennings County has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most counties and more parkland per resident than 94% of counties. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Jennings County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Jennings County growing, and who is moving in?
Jennings County has lost about 1% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Indianapolis, IN.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Jennings County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Jennings County, month by month
Jennings County sees roughly 68 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 31° | 24° |
| April | 64° | 55° | 43° |
| July | 84° | 77° | 66° |
| October | 68° | 58° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Jennings County
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International sits about 53 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 4.4 million passengers in 2025, with 99 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Jennings County
Schools across Jennings County average a C+, better than 52% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Scipio Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Graham Creek Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Brush Creek Elementary SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top middle schools
- Jennings County Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Jennings County High SchoolB · 49% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Jennings County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Jennings 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 Jennings County against the other 3,143 counties.
Who Jennings County suits
Families
Schools land around the 52nd percentile and crime safety beats 70%.
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 5% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Jennings County
Is Jennings County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Jennings County ranks 1,467th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, few empty homes, and heat safety, and lowest on taxes and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Jennings County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $168,121. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $72,026 median income, cost of living beats 51% of counties.
Is Jennings County safe?
Yes, Jennings County is safer than 70% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $258 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Jennings County?
July highs average about 84 degrees, and January highs near 38 with lows near 24. That works out to about 68 pleasant days a year, more than 17% of counties.
Is Jennings County good for families?
Schools beat 52% of counties, crime safety beats 70%, and childcare runs $878 a month.
Compare Jennings County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Jennings County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Jennings 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.
Jennings County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Jennings County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Jennings County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Jennings County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Jennings County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Jennings 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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