Best PlacesKingsbury, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Kingsbury, 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.
Kingsbury ranks 16,597th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Kingsbury
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.
Kingsbury's strengths and weaknesses
Where Kingsbury ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 99% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 93% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 91% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 86% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 80% of towns
Where Kingsbury ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 11% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 17% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 23% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 24% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 24% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Kingsbury
A household needs to earn about $52,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Kingsbury home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $77,012, 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 Kingsbury's effective rate of 0.82%, 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 Kingsbury
Kingsbury'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 Kingsbury.
Who works in Kingsbury, and how
Work in Kingsbury centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Kingsbury
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Kingsbury.
What the weather is like in Kingsbury, month by month
Kingsbury sees roughly 74 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 33, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 26° | 20° |
| April | 60° | 48° | 38° |
| July | 83° | 72° | 63° |
| October | 65° | 54° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Kingsbury
The nearest airport, South Bend International, is about 23 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Chicago Midway International, about 57 miles away.
The best schools in and around Kingsbury
Schools across Kingsbury average a B−, better than 58% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Kingsbury Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Kingsford Heights Elementary SchC+ · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Kesling Intermediate SchoolB− · 41% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Kingsbury school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Kingsbury 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 Kingsbury against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Kingsbury
Is Kingsbury a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Kingsbury ranks 16,597th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cell coverage, cheap car insurance, and big-city access, and lowest on a weak job market and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Kingsbury expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $196,672. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $77,012 median income, cost of living beats 62% of towns.
Is Kingsbury safe?
Yes, Kingsbury is safer than 63% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $228 per resident a year.
Compare Kingsbury with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Kingsbury. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Kingsbury 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.
Kingsbury detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Kingsbury: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Kingsbury: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Kingsbury: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Kingsbury: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Kingsbury 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.