Best PlacesMarkle, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Markle, 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.
Markle ranks 16,831st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Markle
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.
Markle's strengths and weaknesses
Where Markle ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 92% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 91% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 90% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 88% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 82% of towns
Where Markle ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 58 pleasant days a year, better than only 5% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 9% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 19% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 20% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 28% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Markle
A household needs to earn about $51,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Markle home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $83,922, 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 Markle's effective rate of 0.38%, 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 Markle
Markle runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Markle.
Who works in Markle, and how
Work in Markle centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Markle
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Markle.
What the weather is like in Markle, month by month
Markle sees roughly 58 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 28° | 20° |
| April | 64° | 50° | 38° |
| July | 86° | 74° | 63° |
| October | 69° | 55° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Markle
The nearest airport, Fort Wayne International, is about 12 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Indianapolis International, about 93 miles away.
The best schools in and around Markle
Schools across Markle average a B−, better than 59% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Roanoke Elementary SchoolB · 46% proficient
- Lancaster Central SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Ossian ElementaryB− · 44% proficient
Top middle schools
- Norwell Middle SchoolB+ · 47% proficient
- Riverview SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Crestview Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Norwell High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Huntington North High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Markle school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Markle 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 Markle against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Markle
Is Markle a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Markle ranks 16,831st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, few empty homes, and low property taxes, 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 Markle expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $207,199. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $83,922 median income, cost of living beats 71% of towns.
Is Markle safe?
Yes, Markle is safer than 65% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $270 per resident a year.
Compare Markle with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Markle. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Markle 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.
Markle detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Markle: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Markle: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Markle: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Markle: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Markle 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.