Best PlacesMonroeville, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Monroeville, 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.
Monroeville ranks 14,870th 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 Monroeville
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.
Monroeville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Monroeville ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 92% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 90% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 84% of towns
- BikingBetter than 82% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 80% of towns
Where Monroeville ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 58 pleasant days a year, better than only 5% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 13% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 17% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 19% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 21% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Monroeville
A household needs to earn about $47,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Monroeville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $75,945, 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 Monroeville's effective rate of 0.68%, 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 Monroeville
Monroeville runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Monroeville.
Who works in Monroeville, and how
Work in Monroeville centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Monroeville
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Monroeville.
What the weather is like in Monroeville, month by month
Monroeville 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 Monroeville
The nearest airport, Fort Wayne International, is about 16 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Indianapolis International, about 114 miles away.
The best schools in and around Monroeville
Schools across Monroeville average a C+, better than 53% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Woodlan Elementary SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Heritage Elementary SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Bellmont ElementaryD+ · 24% proficient
Top middle schools
- Crestview Middle SchoolA+ · 74% proficient
- Bellmont Middle SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- East Allen UniversityB+ · 58% proficient
- Bellmont Senior High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
- Woodlan Jr/sr High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Monroeville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Monroeville 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 Monroeville against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Monroeville
Is Monroeville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Monroeville ranks 14,870th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, low crime, and walkability, and lowest on the weather and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Monroeville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $184,504. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $75,945 median income, cost of living beats 64% of towns.
Is Monroeville safe?
Yes, Monroeville is safer than 90% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $164 per resident a year.
Compare Monroeville with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Monroeville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Monroeville 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.
Monroeville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Monroeville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Monroeville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Monroeville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Monroeville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Monroeville 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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