Best PlacesShamrock Lakes, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Shamrock Lakes, 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.
Shamrock Lakes ranks 24,111th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. Taxes pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on cheap car insurance.
The best neighborhoods in Shamrock Lakes
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.
Shamrock Lakes' strengths and weaknesses
Where Shamrock Lakes ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 88% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 80% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 76% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 72% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 70% of towns
Where Shamrock Lakes ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 6% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 61 pleasant days a year, better than only 10% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 17% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 22% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Shamrock Lakes
A household needs to earn about $51,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Shamrock Lakes home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $75,990, 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 Shamrock Lakes' effective rate of 0.70%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Shamrock Lakes
Shamrock Lakes runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Shamrock Lakes.
Who works in Shamrock Lakes, and how
Work in Shamrock Lakes centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Shamrock Lakes
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Shamrock Lakes.
What the weather is like in Shamrock Lakes, month by month
Shamrock Lakes sees roughly 61 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 39, 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 | 39° | 30° | 22° |
| April | 66° | 53° | 41° |
| July | 87° | 76° | 65° |
| October | 71° | 58° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Shamrock Lakes
The nearest airport, Fort Wayne International, is about 41 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Indianapolis International, about 67 miles away.
The best schools in and around Shamrock Lakes
Schools across Shamrock Lakes average a C+, better than 52% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Eastbrook South ElementaryB · 47% proficient
- Eaton Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Blackford Intermediate SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Delta Middle SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Eastbrook Middle SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Delta High SchoolA− · 63% proficient
- Eastbrook High SchoolB+ · 57% proficient
- Blackford Jr-sr High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Shamrock Lakes school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Shamrock Lakes 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 Shamrock Lakes against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Shamrock Lakes
Is Shamrock Lakes a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Shamrock Lakes ranks 24,111th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, state infrastructure, and few empty homes, and lowest on taxes and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Shamrock Lakes expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $198,332. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $75,990 median income, cost of living beats 66% of towns.
Is Shamrock Lakes safe?
Yes, Shamrock Lakes is safer than 72% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $211 per resident a year.
Compare Shamrock Lakes with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Shamrock Lakes. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Shamrock Lakes 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.
Shamrock Lakes detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Shamrock Lakes: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Shamrock Lakes: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Shamrock Lakes: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Shamrock Lakes: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Shamrock Lakes 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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