Best PlacesPecksburg, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Pecksburg, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Pecksburg ranks 17,679th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Pecksburg
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.
Pecksburg's strengths and weaknesses
Where Pecksburg ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 94% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 93% of towns
- Household income$105,403 median, better than 88% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 85% of towns
Where Pecksburg ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 1% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 3% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 58 pleasant days a year, better than only 6% of towns
- Short commute34.8 minutes each way, better than only 14% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Pecksburg
A household needs to earn about $75,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Pecksburg home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $105,403, 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 Pecksburg's effective rate of 0.75%, 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 Pecksburg
Pecksburg's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Pecksburg.
Who works in Pecksburg, and how
Work in Pecksburg centers on professional & technical and education. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Pecksburg
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Pecksburg.
What the weather is like in Pecksburg, month by month
Pecksburg sees roughly 58 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 30° | 21° |
| April | 67° | 53° | 41° |
| July | 88° | 77° | 67° |
| October | 70° | 57° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Pecksburg
Indianapolis International sits about 14 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 5.2 million passengers in 2025, with 92 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Pecksburg
Schools across Pecksburg average a B+, better than 78% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- South Elementary SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
Top middle schools
- Danville Middle SchoolA− · 55% proficient
Top high schools
- Danville Community High SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Pecksburg school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Pecksburg 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 Pecksburg against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Pecksburg
Is Pecksburg a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Pecksburg ranks 17,679th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, what local pay buys, and an educated workforce, and lowest on noise and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Pecksburg expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $287,400. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $105,403 median income, cost of living beats 94% of towns.
Is Pecksburg safe?
Yes, Pecksburg is safer than 58% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $241 per resident a year.
Compare Pecksburg with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Pecksburg. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Pecksburg 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.
Pecksburg detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Pecksburg: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Pecksburg: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Pecksburg: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Pecksburg: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Pecksburg 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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