Best PlacesPortersville, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Portersville, 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.
Portersville ranks 16,236th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Portersville
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.
Portersville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Portersville ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 95% of towns
- Short commute18.0 minutes each way, better than 93% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 88% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 82% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 80% of towns
Where Portersville ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 51 pleasant days a year, better than only 1% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 8% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 15% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Portersville
A household needs to earn about $62,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Portersville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $72,357, 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 Portersville's effective rate of 0.74%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Portersville
Portersville 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 Portersville.
Who works in Portersville, and how
Work in Portersville centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Portersville
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Portersville.
What the weather is like in Portersville, month by month
Portersville 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 Portersville
The nearest airport, Evansville Regional, is about 43 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Indianapolis International, about 92 miles away.
The best schools in and around Portersville
Schools across Portersville average a B, better than 68% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Barr Reeve Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Jasper Elementary SchoolB− · 41% proficient
Top middle schools
- Jasper Middle SchoolA− · 53% proficient
- Washington Junior High SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Jasper High SchoolB · 49% proficient
- Washington High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Portersville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Portersville 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 Portersville against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Portersville
Is Portersville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Portersville ranks 16,236th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, short commutes, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on the weather and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Portersville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $239,168. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $72,357 median income, cost of living beats 53% of towns.
Is Portersville safe?
Yes, Portersville is safer than 95% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $141 per resident a year.
Compare Portersville with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Portersville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Portersville 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.
Portersville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Portersville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Portersville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Portersville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Portersville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Portersville 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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