Best PlacesNorth Grove, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around North Grove, 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.
North Grove ranks 23,506th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in North Grove
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.
North Grove's strengths and weaknesses
Where North Grove ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Short commute15.7 minutes each way, better than 97% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 94% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 81% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 80% of towns
Where North Grove ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 5% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 58 pleasant days a year, better than only 5% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 6% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 20% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in North Grove
A household needs to earn about $52,000 a year to comfortably buy the median North Grove home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $66,908, 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 North Grove's effective rate of 0.51%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in North Grove
North Grove runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for North Grove.
Who works in North Grove, and how
Work in North Grove 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 83%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in North Grove
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across North Grove.
What the weather is like in North Grove, month by month
North Grove 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° | 51° | 39° |
| July | 86° | 74° | 64° |
| October | 69° | 55° | 44° |
Flying in and out of North Grove
The nearest airport, Fort Wayne International, is about 48 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Indianapolis International, about 64 miles away.
The best schools in and around North Grove
Schools across North Grove average a C+, better than 50% of towns.
Top middle schools
- Maconaquah Middle SchoolD · 23% proficient
Top high schools
- Maconaquah High SchoolB · 48% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every North Grove school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
North Grove 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 North Grove against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in North Grove
Is North Grove a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, North Grove ranks 23,506th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, short commutes, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on internet speeds and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is North Grove expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $207,800. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $66,908 median income, cost of living beats 51% of towns.
Is North Grove safe?
North Grove is safer than 48% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $261 per resident a year.
Compare North Grove with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to North Grove. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in North Grove 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.
North Grove detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for North Grove: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in North Grove: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of North Grove: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in North Grove: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
North Grove 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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