Best PlacesLizton, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lizton, 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.
Lizton ranks 11,141st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Lizton
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.
Lizton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Lizton ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 90% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 88% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 88% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 87% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 83% of towns
Where Lizton ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 3% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 58 pleasant days a year, better than only 5% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 10% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 11% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,131 a month, better than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Lizton
A household needs to earn about $71,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lizton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $90,936, 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 Lizton's effective rate of 0.88%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Lizton
Lizton runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Lizton.
Who works in Lizton, and how
Work in Lizton centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Lizton
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Lizton.
What the weather is like in Lizton, month by month
Lizton sees roughly 58 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 30° | 22° |
| April | 67° | 54° | 42° |
| July | 87° | 77° | 67° |
| October | 70° | 58° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Lizton
Indianapolis International sits about 18 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 Lizton
Schools across Lizton average an A−, better than 88% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- North Salem Elementary SchoolA− · 62% proficient
Top middle schools
- Tri-west Middle SchoolA · 62% proficient
Top high schools
- Tri-west Senior High SchoolA− · 62% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Lizton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lizton 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 Lizton against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Lizton
Is Lizton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lizton ranks 11,141st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, good schools, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on air quality and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Lizton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $267,833. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $90,936 median income, cost of living beats 78% of towns.
Is Lizton safe?
Yes, Lizton is safer than 68% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $217 per resident a year.
Compare Lizton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lizton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lizton 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.
Lizton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lizton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lizton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lizton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lizton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lizton 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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