Best PlacesOak Park, Jeffersonville, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Oak Park, Jeffersonville, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Oak Park, Jeffersonville ranks 2,348th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Oak Park, Jeffersonville
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.
Oak Park, Jeffersonville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Oak Park, Jeffersonville ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
Where Oak Park, Jeffersonville ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 57 pleasant days a year, better than only 3% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 17% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than only 19% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Oak Park, Jeffersonville
A household needs to earn about $59,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Oak Park, Jeffersonville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $83,379, 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 Oak Park, Jeffersonville's effective rate of 0.70%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Oak Park, Jeffersonville
Oak Park, Jeffersonville's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Oak Park, Jeffersonville.
Who works in Oak Park, Jeffersonville, and how
Work in Oak Park, Jeffersonville centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Oak Park, Jeffersonville
Oak Park, Jeffersonville has more restaurants and bars per resident than 99% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Oak Park, Jeffersonville and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Oak Park, Jeffersonville, month by month
Oak Park, Jeffersonville sees roughly 57 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 36° | 26° |
| April | 71° | 58° | 45° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 69° |
| October | 74° | 60° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Oak Park, Jeffersonville
The nearest airport, Louisville Muhammad Ali International, is about 10 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 75 miles away.
The best schools in and around Oak Park, Jeffersonville
Schools across Oak Park, Jeffersonville average a C, better than 41% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Utica Elementary SchoolA− · 55% proficient
- Riverside Elementary SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Top middle schools
- Parkview Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Top high schools
- Jeffersonville High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Oak Park, Jeffersonville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Oak Park, Jeffersonville 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 Oak Park, Jeffersonville against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Oak Park, Jeffersonville
Is Oak Park, Jeffersonville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Oak Park, Jeffersonville ranks 2,348th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on a stable housing market, few empty homes, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on the weather and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Oak Park, Jeffersonville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $228,567. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $83,379 median income, cost of living beats 73% of neighborhoods.
Is Oak Park, Jeffersonville safe?
Yes, Oak Park, Jeffersonville is safer than 82% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $243 per resident a year.
Compare Oak Park, Jeffersonville with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Oak Park, Jeffersonville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Oak Park, Jeffersonville 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.
Oak Park, Jeffersonville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Oak Park, Jeffersonville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Oak Park, Jeffersonville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Oak Park, Jeffersonville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Oak Park, Jeffersonville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Oak Park, Jeffersonville 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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