Best PlacesRandolph County, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Randolph 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.
Randolph County ranks 2,014th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Randolph 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.
Randolph County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Randolph County ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 90% of counties
- Internet speedBetter than 80% of counties
- State infrastructureBetter than 75% of counties
- Low vacancyBetter than 75% of counties
- Big-city accessBetter than 72% of counties
Where Randolph County ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 1% of counties
- Tree shadeBetter than only 17% of counties
- Nice weatherabout 72 pleasant days a year, better than only 23% of counties
- Health outlookBetter than only 25% of counties
- School gradeC, better than only 30% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Randolph County
A household needs to earn about $32,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Randolph County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $62,064, 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 Randolph County's effective rate of 0.77%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Randolph County
Randolph County's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Randolph County.
Who works in Randolph County, and how
Work in Randolph 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 88%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Randolph County
Randolph County has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most counties. That concentrates in some parts of Randolph County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Randolph County growing, and who is moving in?
Randolph County has lost about 4% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Muncie, IN.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Randolph County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Randolph County, month by month
Randolph County sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 30° | 22° |
| April | 66° | 53° | 41° |
| July | 87° | 76° | 65° |
| October | 71° | 58° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Randolph County
The nearest airport, James M Cox Dayton International, is about 45 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Indianapolis International, about 76 miles away.
The best schools in and around Randolph County
Schools across Randolph County average a C, better than 30% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Monroe Central Elementary SchoolB · 49% proficient
- Deerfield Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Randolph Southern Elementary SchB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lee L Driver Middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Monroe Central Jr-sr High SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
- Winchester Community High SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Indiana Digital Jr And High SchoolD · 23% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Randolph County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Randolph 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 Randolph County against the other 3,143 counties.
Who Randolph County suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 6% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Randolph County
Is Randolph County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Randolph County ranks 2,014th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, fast internet, and state infrastructure, and lowest on taxes and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Randolph County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $123,500. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $62,064 median income, cost of living beats 43% of counties.
Is Randolph County safe?
Randolph County is safer than 32% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $350 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Randolph County?
July highs average about 87 degrees, and January highs near 39 with lows near 22. That works out to about 72 pleasant days a year, more than 23% of counties.
Is Randolph County good for families?
Schools beat 30% of counties, crime safety beats 32%, and childcare runs $809 a month.
Compare Randolph County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Randolph County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Randolph 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.
Randolph County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Randolph County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Randolph County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Randolph County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Randolph County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Randolph 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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