Best PlacesLeavenworth, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Leavenworth, 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.
Leavenworth ranks 45,719th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. The weather pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on cheap car insurance.
The best neighborhoods in Leavenworth
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.
Leavenworth's strengths and weaknesses
Where Leavenworth ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 83% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 81% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 80% of towns
- Cheap childcare$683 a month, better than 68% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 61% of towns
Where Leavenworth ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 52 pleasant days a year, better than only 1% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 2% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 10% of towns
- Short commute35.7 minutes each way, better than only 12% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 16% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Leavenworth
A household needs to earn about $33,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Leavenworth home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $59,625, 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 Leavenworth's effective rate of 0.64%, 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 Leavenworth
Leavenworth runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Leavenworth.
Who works in Leavenworth, and how
Work in Leavenworth centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Leavenworth
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Leavenworth.
What the weather is like in Leavenworth, month by month
Leavenworth sees roughly 52 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 45, 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 | 45° | 34° | 25° |
| April | 70° | 57° | 44° |
| July | 88° | 77° | 67° |
| October | 73° | 59° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Leavenworth
The nearest airport, Louisville Muhammad Ali International, is about 35 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Indianapolis International, about 105 miles away.
The best schools in and around Leavenworth
Schools across Leavenworth average a C+, better than 47% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Perry Central Elementary SchoolB · 47% proficient
- North Harrison Elementary SchoolB · 46% proficient
- Corydon Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Corydon Central Jr High SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
- Corydon Intermediate SchoolB · 43% proficient
- North Harrison Middle SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Perry Central Jr-sr High SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Crawford County High SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Corydon Central High SchoolB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Leavenworth school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Leavenworth 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 Leavenworth against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Leavenworth
Is Leavenworth a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Leavenworth ranks 45,719th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, tree cover, and state infrastructure, and lowest on the weather and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Leavenworth expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $128,282. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $59,625 median income, cost of living beats 30% of towns.
Is Leavenworth safe?
Leavenworth is safer than 32% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $363 per resident a year.
Compare Leavenworth with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Leavenworth. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Leavenworth 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.
Leavenworth detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Leavenworth: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Leavenworth: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Leavenworth: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Leavenworth: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Leavenworth 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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