Best PlacesNorton, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Norton, 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.
Norton ranks 29,030th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Norton
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.
Norton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Norton ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 96% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 88% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 80% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 76% of towns
Where Norton ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 51 pleasant days a year, better than only 1% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 10% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 16% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Norton
A household needs to earn about $44,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Norton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $81,486, 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 Norton's effective rate of 0.62%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Norton
Norton runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Norton.
Who works in Norton, and how
Work in Norton centers on health care & social and education. 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 2%
Life in Norton
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Norton.
What the weather is like in Norton, month by month
Norton sees roughly 51 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 44, 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 | 44° | 33° | 24° |
| April | 69° | 56° | 44° |
| July | 88° | 77° | 67° |
| October | 73° | 59° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Norton
The nearest airport, Louisville Muhammad Ali International, is about 54 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Indianapolis International, about 87 miles away.
The best schools in and around Norton
Schools across Norton average a B−, better than 54% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Northeast Dubois Intermediate SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Springs Valley Elementary SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Northeast Dubois Jr/sr High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Springs Valley Comm High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Norton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Norton 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 Norton against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Norton
Is Norton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Norton ranks 29,030th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, a strong job market, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on the weather and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Norton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $171,855. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $81,486 median income, cost of living beats 67% of towns.
Is Norton safe?
Norton is safer than 4% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $707 per resident a year.
Compare Norton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Norton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Norton 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.
Norton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Norton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Norton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Norton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Norton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Norton 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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