Best PlacesReynolds, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Reynolds, 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.
Reynolds ranks 16,223rd of 50,333 U.S. towns 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 Reynolds
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.
Reynolds' strengths and weaknesses
Where Reynolds ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 92% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 87% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 84% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 83% of towns
- Short commute21.7 minutes each way, better than 81% of towns
Where Reynolds ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 6% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 14% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 27% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 27% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 34% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Reynolds
A household needs to earn about $49,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Reynolds home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $68,156, 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 Reynolds' effective rate of 0.45%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Reynolds
Reynolds runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Reynolds.
Who works in Reynolds, and how
Work in Reynolds centers on manufacturing and hospitality & food. 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 Reynolds
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Reynolds.
What the weather is like in Reynolds, month by month
Reynolds sees roughly 82 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 82 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 27° | 21° |
| April | 61° | 49° | 40° |
| July | 82° | 73° | 63° |
| October | 65° | 54° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Reynolds
The nearest airport, South Bend International, is about 72 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Indianapolis International, about 78 miles away.
The best schools in and around Reynolds
Schools across Reynolds average a C+, better than 44% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Frontier ElementaryB+ · 53% proficient
- North White Elementary SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Top middle schools
- North White Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Tri-county Jr/sr High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
- North White High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
- Frontier Jr-sr High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Reynolds school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Reynolds 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 Reynolds against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Reynolds
Is Reynolds a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Reynolds ranks 16,223rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, few empty homes, and big-city access, 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 Reynolds expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $196,541. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $68,156 median income, cost of living beats 57% of towns.
Is Reynolds safe?
Yes, Reynolds is safer than 69% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $222 per resident a year.
Compare Reynolds with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Reynolds. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Reynolds 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.
Reynolds detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Reynolds: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Reynolds: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Reynolds: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Reynolds: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Reynolds 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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