Best PlacesOdon, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Odon, 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.
Odon ranks 31,289th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on walkability by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Odon
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.
Odon's strengths and weaknesses
Where Odon ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 95% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 88% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 80% of towns
- BikingBetter than 79% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 75% of towns
Where Odon ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 59 pleasant days a year, better than only 7% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 7% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 13% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 21% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 28% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Odon
A household needs to earn about $49,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Odon home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $68,557, 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 Odon's effective rate of 0.64%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Odon
Odon runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Odon.
Who works in Odon, and how
Work in Odon centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Odon
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Odon.
What the weather is like in Odon, month by month
Odon sees roughly 59 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 32° | 25° |
| April | 67° | 55° | 45° |
| July | 86° | 77° | 68° |
| October | 71° | 58° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Odon
The nearest airport, Evansville Regional, is about 63 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Indianapolis International, about 71 miles away.
The best schools in and around Odon
Schools across Odon average a C+, better than 41% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Loogootee Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
- North Daviess Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top middle schools
- Loogootee Middle SchoolB− · 39% proficient
Top high schools
- Loogootee High SchoolB · 47% proficient
- North Daviess Jr-sr High SchoolC · 31% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Odon school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Odon 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 Odon against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Odon
Is Odon a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Odon ranks 31,289th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on walkability, cheap car insurance, and state infrastructure, and lowest on the weather and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Odon expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $189,888. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $68,557 median income, cost of living beats 41% of towns.
Is Odon safe?
Odon is safer than 37% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $305 per resident a year.
Compare Odon with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Odon. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Odon 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.
Odon detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Odon: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Odon: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Odon: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Odon: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Odon 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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