Best PlacesNew Elizabethtown, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around New Elizabethtown, 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.
New Elizabethtown ranks 14,319th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in New Elizabethtown
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.
New Elizabethtown's strengths and weaknesses
Where New Elizabethtown ranks high
- Short commute17.2 minutes each way, better than 95% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 93% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 90% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 82% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 82% of towns
Where New Elizabethtown ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 8% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 9% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 31% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 73 pleasant days a year, better than only 32% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in New Elizabethtown
A household needs to earn about $78,000 a year to comfortably buy the median New Elizabethtown home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $90,558, 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 New Elizabethtown's effective rate of 0.49%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in New Elizabethtown
New Elizabethtown's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 New Elizabethtown.
Who works in New Elizabethtown, and how
Work in New Elizabethtown centers on manufacturing and education. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in New Elizabethtown
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across New Elizabethtown.
What the weather is like in New Elizabethtown, month by month
New Elizabethtown sees roughly 73 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 31° | 24° |
| April | 64° | 55° | 43° |
| July | 84° | 77° | 66° |
| October | 68° | 58° | 46° |
Flying in and out of New Elizabethtown
The nearest airport, Louisville Muhammad Ali International, is about 52 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Indianapolis International, about 59 miles away.
The best schools in and around New Elizabethtown
Schools across New Elizabethtown average a B−, better than 53% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Cortland Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Brownstown Elementary SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Seymour-jackson Elementary SchoolC− · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Brownstown Central Middle SchoolB · 43% proficient
- Seymour Middle SchoolD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Brownstown Central High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
- Seymour Senior High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every New Elizabethtown school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
New Elizabethtown 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 New Elizabethtown against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in New Elizabethtown
Is New Elizabethtown a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, New Elizabethtown ranks 14,319th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on short commutes, cheap car insurance, and a stable housing market, and lowest on cell coverage and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is New Elizabethtown expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $310,475. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $90,558 median income, cost of living beats 79% of towns.
Is New Elizabethtown safe?
New Elizabethtown is safer than 46% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $270 per resident a year.
Compare New Elizabethtown with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to New Elizabethtown. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in New Elizabethtown 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.
New Elizabethtown detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for New Elizabethtown: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in New Elizabethtown: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of New Elizabethtown: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in New Elizabethtown: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
New Elizabethtown 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.
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