Best PlacesOdgen, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Odgen, 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.
Odgen ranks 27,992nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Odgen
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.
Odgen's strengths and weaknesses
Where Odgen ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 94% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 84% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 82% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 82% of towns
Where Odgen ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 3% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 4% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 7% of towns
- School gradeD, better than only 8% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Odgen
A household needs to earn about $38,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Odgen home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $59,321, 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 Odgen's effective rate of 1.25%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Odgen
Odgen runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65, 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 Odgen.
Who works in Odgen, and how
Work in Odgen centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Odgen
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Odgen.
What the weather is like in Odgen, month by month
Odgen sees roughly 61 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 32° | 26° |
| April | 68° | 56° | 46° |
| July | 87° | 77° | 68° |
| October | 72° | 59° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Odgen
The nearest airport, Evansville Regional, is about 32 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Indianapolis International, about 119 miles away.
The best schools in and around Odgen
Schools across Odgen average a D, better than 8% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Mt Carmel Grade SchoolD− · 14% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mt Carmel Junior High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top high schools
- Mount Carmel High SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Odgen school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Odgen 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 Odgen against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Odgen
Is Odgen a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Odgen ranks 27,992nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, low crime, and a strong job market, and lowest on taxes and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Odgen expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $135,481. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $59,321 median income, cost of living beats 29% of towns.
Is Odgen safe?
Yes, Odgen is safer than 94% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $127 per resident a year.
Compare Odgen with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Odgen. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Odgen 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.
Odgen detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Odgen: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Odgen: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Odgen: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Odgen: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Odgen 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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