Best PlacesScott, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Scott, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Scott ranks 26,713th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Scott
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.
Scott's strengths and weaknesses
Where Scott ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 95% of towns
- Short commute17.5 minutes each way, better than 94% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 93% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Household income$98,999 median, better than 84% of towns
Where Scott ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 1% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 3% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 5% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 10% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Scott
A household needs to earn about $87,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Scott home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $98,999, 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 Scott's effective rate of 0.35%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Scott
Scott runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Scott.
Who works in Scott, and how
Work in Scott centers on manufacturing and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Scott
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Scott.
What the weather is like in Scott, month by month
Scott sees roughly 76 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 33, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 27° | 21° |
| April | 59° | 48° | 39° |
| July | 83° | 73° | 64° |
| October | 64° | 54° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Scott
The nearest airport, Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International, is about 35 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Chicago Midway International, about 113 miles away.
The best schools in and around Scott
Schools across Scott average a C+, better than 48% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Topeka Elementary SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Shipshewana-scott Elementary SchB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Westview Elementary SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
Top high schools
- Westview Jr-sr High SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Lakeland Jr/sr High SchoolC · 31% proficient
- White Pigeon Jrsr High SchoolD− · 11% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Scott school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Scott 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 Scott against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Scott
Is Scott a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Scott ranks 26,713th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on heat safety, short commutes, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on education levels and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Scott expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $356,642. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $98,999 median income, cost of living beats 82% of towns.
Is Scott safe?
Scott is safer than 18% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $395 per resident a year.
Compare Scott with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Scott. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Scott 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.
Scott detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Scott: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Scott: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Scott: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Scott: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Scott 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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