Best PlacesKilmore, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Kilmore, 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.
Kilmore ranks 10,113th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Kilmore
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.
Kilmore's strengths and weaknesses
Where Kilmore ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 94% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 92% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 88% of towns
- Household income$103,545 median, better than 87% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 82% of towns
Where Kilmore ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 6% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 17% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 23% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 69 pleasant days a year, better than only 24% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Kilmore
A household needs to earn about $47,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Kilmore home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $103,545, 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 Kilmore's effective rate of 0.51%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Kilmore
Kilmore runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Kilmore.
Who works in Kilmore, and how
Work in Kilmore centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 95%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Kilmore
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Kilmore.
What the weather is like in Kilmore, month by month
Kilmore sees roughly 69 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 19. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 28° | 19° |
| April | 66° | 52° | 40° |
| July | 87° | 75° | 63° |
| October | 70° | 56° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Kilmore
Indianapolis International sits about 45 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 5.2 million passengers in 2025, with 92 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Kilmore
Schools across Kilmore average a C, better than 38% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Rossville Elementary SchoolA · 62% proficient
- Suncrest Elementary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Frankfort Middle SchoolD · 21% proficient
Top high schools
- Frankfort High SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Kilmore school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Kilmore 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 Kilmore against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Kilmore
Is Kilmore a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Kilmore ranks 10,113th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, what local pay buys, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on taxes and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Kilmore expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $186,349. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $103,545 median income, cost of living beats 92% of towns.
Is Kilmore safe?
Kilmore is safer than 54% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $254 per resident a year.
Compare Kilmore with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Kilmore. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Kilmore 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.
Kilmore detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Kilmore: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Kilmore: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Kilmore: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Kilmore: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Kilmore 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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