Best PlacesPosey County, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Posey County, 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.
Posey County ranks 892nd of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Posey County
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.
Posey County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Posey County ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 94% of counties
- Healthcare accessBetter than 93% of counties
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 91% of counties
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 90% of counties
- Household income$89,165 median, better than 86% of counties
Where Posey County ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 51 pleasant days a year, better than only 1% of counties
- QuietBetter than only 16% of counties
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 17% of counties
- Cheap childcare$959 a month, better than only 20% of counties
- Air qualityBetter than only 24% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Posey County
A household needs to earn about $56,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Posey County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $89,165, 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 Posey County's effective rate of 0.58%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Posey County
Posey County runs older than the country, 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 Posey County.
Who works in Posey County, and how
Work in Posey County centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Posey County
Posey County has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most counties. That concentrates in some parts of Posey County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Posey County growing, and who is moving in?
Posey County has lost about 2% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from the rest of the Evansville, IN metro.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Posey County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Posey County, month by month
Posey County sees roughly 51 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 44, 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 | 44° | 34° | 26° |
| April | 70° | 57° | 46° |
| July | 89° | 77° | 68° |
| October | 73° | 60° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Posey County
The nearest airport, Evansville Regional, is about 16 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Indianapolis International, about 144 miles away.
The best schools in and around Posey County
Schools across Posey County average a B, better than 79% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- South Terrace ElementaryA · 66% proficient
- Marrs Elementary SchoolA · 63% proficient
- North Elementary SchoolB+ · 54% proficient
Top middle schools
- North Posey Junior High SchoolA− · 55% proficient
- Henderson County South Middle SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Mount Vernon Jr High SchoolB− · 41% proficient
Top high schools
- North Posey High SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Mount Vernon High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
- Henderson County High SchoolC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Posey County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Posey County 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 Posey County against the other 3,143 counties.
Who Posey County suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 91% of counties and 6% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Posey County
Is Posey County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Posey County ranks 892nd of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on few empty homes, health care access, and what local pay buys, and lowest on the weather and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Posey County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $219,539. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $89,165 median income, cost of living beats 91% of counties.
Is Posey County safe?
Yes, Posey County is safer than 68% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $263 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Posey County?
July highs average about 89 degrees, and January highs near 44 with lows near 26. That works out to about 51 pleasant days a year, more than 1% of counties.
Is Posey County good for families?
Schools beat 79% of counties, crime safety beats 68%, and childcare runs $959 a month.
Compare Posey County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Posey County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Posey County 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.
Posey County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Posey County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Posey County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Posey County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Posey County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Posey County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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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