Best PlacesNoblesville, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Noblesville, 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.
Noblesville ranks 374th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and transit ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Noblesville
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.
Noblesville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Noblesville ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 93% of cities
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 92% of cities
- Local economyBetter than 90% of cities
- Healthcare accessBetter than 88% of cities
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 84% of cities
Where Noblesville ranks low
- TransitBetter than only 13% of cities
- WalkabilityBetter than only 15% of cities
- Nice weatherabout 66 pleasant days a year, better than only 19% of cities
- Tree shadeBetter than only 22% of cities
- Cheap childcare$1,293 a month, better than only 33% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Noblesville
A household needs to earn about $93,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Noblesville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $109,524, 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 Noblesville's effective rate of 0.90%, 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 Noblesville
Noblesville runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Noblesville.
Who works in Noblesville, and how
Work in Noblesville centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Noblesville
Noblesville has more restaurants and bars per resident than 66% of cities and more parkland per resident than 85% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Noblesville and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Noblesville, month by month
Noblesville sees roughly 66 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 19. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 28° | 19° |
| April | 64° | 50° | 39° |
| July | 84° | 73° | 62° |
| October | 68° | 54° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Noblesville
Indianapolis International sits about 27 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 5.2 million passengers in 2025, with 92 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Noblesville
Schools across Noblesville average a B+, better than 77% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Prairie Trace Elementary SchoolA · 71% proficient
- Cherry Tree Elementary SchoolA · 69% proficient
- Washington Woods Elementary SchoolA− · 62% proficient
Top middle schools
- Clay Middle SchoolA · 64% proficient
- Fall Creek Junior HighA− · 57% proficient
- Carmel Middle SchoolA− · 56% proficient
Top high schools
- Carmel High SchoolA+ · 80% proficient
- Westfield High SchoolA · 73% proficient
- Hamilton Southeastern HsA · 73% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Noblesville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Noblesville 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 Noblesville against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Noblesville suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 84% of cities, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 19% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Noblesville
Is Noblesville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Noblesville ranks 374th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on heat safety, cheap car insurance, and a strong job market, and lowest on transit and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Noblesville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $352,396. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $109,524 median income, cost of living beats 84% of cities.
Is Noblesville safe?
Yes, Noblesville is safer than 82% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $222 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Noblesville?
July highs average about 84 degrees, and January highs near 37 with lows near 19. That works out to about 66 pleasant days a year, more than 19% of cities.
Is Noblesville good for families?
Schools beat 77% of cities, crime safety beats 82%, and childcare runs $1,293 a month.
Compare Noblesville with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Noblesville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Noblesville 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.
Noblesville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Noblesville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Noblesville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Noblesville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Noblesville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Noblesville 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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