Best PlacesRocky Ripple, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Rocky Ripple, 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.
Rocky Ripple ranks 7,191st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Rocky Ripple
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.
Rocky Ripple's strengths and weaknesses
Where Rocky Ripple ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 99% of towns
- BikingBetter than 99% of towns
- TransitBetter than 98% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 96% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 93% of towns
Where Rocky Ripple ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 53 pleasant days a year, better than only 2% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 2% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 9% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 15% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Rocky Ripple
A household needs to earn about $51,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Rocky Ripple home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $76,250, 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 Rocky Ripple's effective rate of 0.84%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Rocky Ripple
Rocky Ripple'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 Rocky Ripple.
Who works in Rocky Ripple, and how
Work in Rocky Ripple centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Rocky Ripple
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Rocky Ripple.
What the weather is like in Rocky Ripple, month by month
Rocky Ripple sees roughly 53 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 40, 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 | 40° | 30° | 22° |
| April | 67° | 54° | 42° |
| July | 87° | 77° | 67° |
| October | 70° | 58° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Rocky Ripple
Indianapolis International sits about 11 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 Rocky Ripple
Schools across Rocky Ripple average a C+, better than 43% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Crooked Creek Elementary SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
Top middle schools
- Westlane Middle SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top high schools
- North Central High SchoolB · 48% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Rocky Ripple school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Rocky Ripple 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 Rocky Ripple against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Rocky Ripple
Is Rocky Ripple a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Rocky Ripple ranks 7,191st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, biking, and transit, and lowest on the weather and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Rocky Ripple expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $194,800. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $76,250 median income, cost of living beats 77% of towns.
Is Rocky Ripple safe?
Rocky Ripple is safer than 37% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $290 per resident a year.
Compare Rocky Ripple with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Rocky Ripple. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Rocky Ripple 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.
Rocky Ripple detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Rocky Ripple: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Rocky Ripple: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Rocky Ripple: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Rocky Ripple: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Rocky Ripple 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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