Best PlacesMount Olympus, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mount Olympus, 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.
Mount Olympus ranks 26,740th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Mount Olympus
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.
Mount Olympus' strengths and weaknesses
Where Mount Olympus ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 90% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 86% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 80% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 80% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 71% of towns
Where Mount Olympus ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 7% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 61 pleasant days a year, better than only 9% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 23% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 24% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Mount Olympus
A household needs to earn about $41,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mount Olympus home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $73,465, 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 Mount Olympus' effective rate of 0.79%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Mount Olympus
Mount Olympus runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Mount Olympus.
Who works in Mount Olympus, and how
Work in Mount Olympus centers on manufacturing and public administration. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 96%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Mount Olympus
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Mount Olympus.
What the weather is like in Mount Olympus, month by month
Mount Olympus sees roughly 61 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 32° | 26° |
| April | 68° | 56° | 46° |
| July | 87° | 77° | 68° |
| October | 72° | 59° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Mount Olympus
The nearest airport, Evansville Regional, is about 28 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Indianapolis International, about 109 miles away.
The best schools in and around Mount Olympus
Schools across Mount Olympus average a C+, better than 44% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Francisco Elementary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Princeton Community MiddleC · 33% proficient
- Waldo J Wood Memorial JhsC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Princeton Community High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Waldo J Wood Memorial HighC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mount Olympus school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mount Olympus 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 Mount Olympus against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Mount Olympus
Is Mount Olympus a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mount Olympus ranks 26,740th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, a strong job market, and health care access, and lowest on biking and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Mount Olympus expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $158,624. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $73,465 median income, cost of living beats 64% of towns.
Is Mount Olympus safe?
Mount Olympus is safer than 51% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $259 per resident a year.
Compare Mount Olympus with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mount Olympus. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mount Olympus 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.
Mount Olympus detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mount Olympus: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mount Olympus: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mount Olympus: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mount Olympus: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mount Olympus 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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