Best PlacesLittle Acre, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Little Acre, 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.
Little Acre ranks 28,785th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Little Acre
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.
Little Acre's strengths and weaknesses
Where Little Acre ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 94% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 89% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 81% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 80% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 75% of towns
Where Little Acre ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 5% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 9% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 12% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Short commute31.0 minutes each way, better than only 28% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Little Acre
A household needs to earn about $59,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Little Acre home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $67,684, 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 Little Acre's effective rate of 0.55%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Little Acre
Little Acre runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Little Acre.
Who works in Little Acre, and how
Work in Little Acre centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Little Acre
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Little Acre.
What the weather is like in Little Acre, month by month
Little Acre sees roughly 72 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 Little Acre
Indianapolis International sits about 52 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 Little Acre
Schools across Little Acre average a C+, better than 51% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Cortland Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Csa Fodrea CampusC · 32% proficient
- Seymour-redding Elementary SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Top middle schools
- Central Middle SchoolC · 34% proficient
- Seymour Middle SchoolD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Columbus North High SchoolB · 49% proficient
- Seymour Senior High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
- Columbus East High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Little Acre school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Little Acre 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 Little Acre against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Little Acre
Is Little Acre a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Little Acre ranks 28,785th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, cheap car insurance, and cell coverage, and lowest on a weak job market and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Little Acre expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $235,775. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $67,684 median income, cost of living beats 33% of towns.
Is Little Acre safe?
Yes, Little Acre is safer than 60% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $243 per resident a year.
Compare Little Acre with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Little Acre. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Little Acre 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.
Little Acre detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Little Acre: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Little Acre: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Little Acre: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Little Acre: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Little Acre 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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