Best PlacesRivare, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Rivare, 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.
Rivare ranks 14,757th 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 Rivare
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.
Rivare's strengths and weaknesses
Where Rivare ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 92% of towns
- Short commute20.0 minutes each way, better than 88% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 80% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 69% of towns
Where Rivare ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 58 pleasant days a year, better than only 5% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 11% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 19% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 21% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Rivare
A household needs to earn about $57,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Rivare home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $76,557, 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 Rivare's effective rate of 0.68%, 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 Rivare
Rivare runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Rivare.
Who works in Rivare, and how
Work in Rivare centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Rivare
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Rivare.
What the weather is like in Rivare, month by month
Rivare sees roughly 58 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 28° | 20° |
| April | 64° | 50° | 38° |
| July | 86° | 74° | 63° |
| October | 69° | 55° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Rivare
The nearest airport, Fort Wayne International, is about 21 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Indianapolis International, about 107 miles away.
The best schools in and around Rivare
Schools across Rivare average a B−, better than 54% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Adams Central Elementary SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
- Bellmont ElementaryD+ · 24% proficient
Top middle schools
- Adams Central Middle SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Bellmont Middle SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Adams Central High SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Bellmont Senior High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Rivare school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Rivare 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 Rivare against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Rivare
Is Rivare a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Rivare ranks 14,757th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, cheap car insurance, and short commutes, and lowest on the weather and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Rivare expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $222,999. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $76,557 median income, cost of living beats 58% of towns.
Is Rivare safe?
Yes, Rivare is safer than 99% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $116 per resident a year.
Compare Rivare with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Rivare. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Rivare 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.
Rivare detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Rivare: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Rivare: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Rivare: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Rivare: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Rivare 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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