Best PlacesRaymond Park, Indianapolis, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Raymond Park, Indianapolis, 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.
Raymond Park, Indianapolis ranks 3,720th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Raymond Park, Indianapolis
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.
Raymond Park, Indianapolis' strengths and weaknesses
Where Raymond Park, Indianapolis ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$808 a month, better than 88% of neighborhoods
Where Raymond Park, Indianapolis ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 58 pleasant days a year, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Raymond Park, Indianapolis
A household needs to earn about $62,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Raymond Park, Indianapolis home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $78,857, 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 Raymond Park, Indianapolis' effective rate of 0.95%, 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 Raymond Park, Indianapolis
Raymond Park, Indianapolis runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Raymond Park, Indianapolis.
Who works in Raymond Park, Indianapolis, and how
Work in Raymond Park, Indianapolis centers on health care & social and finance & insurance. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Raymond Park, Indianapolis
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Raymond Park, Indianapolis.
What the weather is like in Raymond Park, Indianapolis, month by month
Raymond Park, Indianapolis 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 Raymond Park, Indianapolis
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 Raymond Park, Indianapolis
Schools across Raymond Park, Indianapolis average a D, better than 14% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Lowell Elementary SchoolD+ · 22% proficient
- Hawthorne Elementary SchoolD− · 14% proficient
- Liberty Park Elementary SchoolF · 6% proficient
Top middle schools
- Raymond Park Intermediate & MiddleD− · 16% proficient
Top high schools
- Warren Central High SchoolC · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Raymond Park, Indianapolis school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Raymond Park, Indianapolis 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 Raymond Park, Indianapolis against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Raymond Park, Indianapolis
Is Raymond Park, Indianapolis a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Raymond Park, Indianapolis ranks 3,720th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on a strong job market, a stable housing market, and heat safety, and lowest on biking and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Raymond Park, Indianapolis expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $230,557. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $78,857 median income, cost of living beats 64% of neighborhoods.
Is Raymond Park, Indianapolis safe?
Yes, Raymond Park, Indianapolis is safer than 66% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $339 per resident a year.
Compare Raymond Park, Indianapolis with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Raymond Park, Indianapolis. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Raymond Park, Indianapolis 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.
Raymond Park, Indianapolis detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Raymond Park, Indianapolis: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Raymond Park, Indianapolis: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Raymond Park, Indianapolis: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Raymond Park, Indianapolis: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Raymond Park, Indianapolis 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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