Best PlacesRoann, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Roann, 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.
Roann ranks 30,680th 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 Roann
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.
Roann's strengths and weaknesses
Where Roann ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 91% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 88% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 82% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 80% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 74% of towns
Where Roann ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 1% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 17% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 17% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 66 pleasant days a year, better than only 18% of towns
- School gradeC−, better than only 22% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Roann
A household needs to earn about $43,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Roann home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $71,654, 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 Roann's effective rate of 0.40%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Roann
Roann 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 Roann.
Who works in Roann, and how
Work in Roann centers on manufacturing and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Roann
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Roann.
What the weather is like in Roann, month by month
Roann sees roughly 66 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 35, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 29° | 23° |
| April | 62° | 51° | 42° |
| July | 85° | 75° | 66° |
| October | 66° | 56° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Roann
The nearest airport, Fort Wayne International, is about 38 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Indianapolis International, about 86 miles away.
The best schools in and around Roann
Schools across Roann average a C−, better than 22% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Manchester Elementary SchoolA · 63% proficient
- Sharp Creek Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
- North Miami Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Manchester Intermediate SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- Manchester Jr-sr High SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- North Miami Middle/high SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- White's Jr-sr High SchoolF · 8% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Roann school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Roann 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 Roann against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Roann
Is Roann a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Roann ranks 30,680th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, low property taxes, and walkability, and lowest on taxes 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 Roann expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $172,111. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $71,654 median income, cost of living beats 50% of towns.
Is Roann safe?
Yes, Roann is safer than 60% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $245 per resident a year.
Compare Roann with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Roann. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Roann 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.
Roann detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Roann: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Roann: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Roann: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Roann: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Roann 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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