Best PlacesNisbet, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Nisbet, 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.
Nisbet ranks 22,695th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on health care access by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Nisbet
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.
Nisbet's strengths and weaknesses
Where Nisbet ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 94% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 89% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 84% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 80% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 80% of towns
Where Nisbet ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 52 pleasant days a year, better than only 2% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 18% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 21% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 24% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Nisbet
A household needs to earn about $66,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Nisbet home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $78,998, 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 Nisbet's effective rate of 0.85%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Nisbet
Nisbet 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 Nisbet.
Who works in Nisbet, and how
Work in Nisbet centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Nisbet
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Nisbet.
What the weather is like in Nisbet, month by month
Nisbet sees roughly 52 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 34° | 25° |
| April | 71° | 57° | 45° |
| July | 91° | 79° | 69° |
| October | 75° | 60° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Nisbet
The nearest airport, Evansville Regional, is about 10 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Indianapolis International, about 133 miles away.
The best schools in and around Nisbet
Schools across Nisbet average a B+, better than 75% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Cynthia Heights Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Scott Elementary SchoolA− · 59% proficient
- North Elementary SchoolB+ · 54% proficient
Top middle schools
- North Posey Junior High SchoolA− · 55% proficient
- Helfrich Park Stem AcademyB · 44% proficient
- Thompkins Middle SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- Gibson Southern High SchoolA− · 62% proficient
- North Posey High SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- New Tech InstituteB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Nisbet school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Nisbet 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 Nisbet against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Nisbet
Is Nisbet a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Nisbet ranks 22,695th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on health care access, cheap car insurance, and fast internet, and lowest on the weather and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Nisbet expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $251,117. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $78,998 median income, cost of living beats 71% of towns.
Is Nisbet safe?
Nisbet is safer than 24% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $378 per resident a year.
Compare Nisbet with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Nisbet. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Nisbet 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.
Nisbet detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Nisbet: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Nisbet: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Nisbet: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Nisbet: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Nisbet 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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