Best PlacesLonetree, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lonetree, 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.
Lonetree ranks 22,260th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Lonetree
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.
Lonetree's strengths and weaknesses
Where Lonetree ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 86% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 80% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 79% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 74% of towns
Where Lonetree ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 57 pleasant days a year, better than only 4% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 6% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 10% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 16% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Lonetree
A household needs to earn about $49,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lonetree home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $80,106, 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 Lonetree's effective rate of 0.60%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Lonetree
Lonetree runs older 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 Lonetree.
Who works in Lonetree, and how
Work in Lonetree centers on health care & social and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 70%
- Work from home 28%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Lonetree
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Lonetree.
What the weather is like in Lonetree, month by month
Lonetree sees roughly 57 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 31° | 21° |
| April | 68° | 54° | 41° |
| July | 88° | 77° | 65° |
| October | 72° | 57° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Lonetree
Indianapolis International sits about 60 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 Lonetree
Schools across Lonetree average a C, better than 38% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- White River Valley Elementary SchB− · 43% proficient
- Shakamak Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Shakamak Jr-sr High SchoolC · 30% proficient
- White River Valley High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Lonetree school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lonetree 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 Lonetree against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Lonetree
Is Lonetree a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lonetree ranks 22,260th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, low crime, and state infrastructure, and lowest on the weather and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Lonetree expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $192,755. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $80,106 median income, cost of living beats 72% of towns.
Is Lonetree safe?
Yes, Lonetree is safer than 86% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $176 per resident a year.
Compare Lonetree with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lonetree. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lonetree 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.
Lonetree detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lonetree: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lonetree: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lonetree: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lonetree: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lonetree 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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