Best PlacesSt. Croix, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around St. Croix, 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.
St. Croix ranks 36,345th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in St. Croix
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.
St. Croix's strengths and weaknesses
Where St. Croix ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 81% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 80% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 77% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 72% of towns
Where St. Croix ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 51 pleasant days a year, better than only 1% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Short commute36.1 minutes each way, better than only 11% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 15% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in St. Croix
A household needs to earn about $53,000 a year to comfortably buy the median St. Croix home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $67,965, 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 St. Croix's effective rate of 0.55%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in St. Croix
St. Croix runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for St. Croix.
Who works in St. Croix, and how
Work in St. Croix centers on manufacturing and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in St. Croix
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across St. Croix.
What the weather is like in St. Croix, month by month
St. Croix sees roughly 51 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 33° | 24° |
| April | 69° | 56° | 44° |
| July | 88° | 77° | 67° |
| October | 73° | 59° | 47° |
Flying in and out of St. Croix
The nearest airport, Owensboro/Daviess County Regional, is about 45 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Indianapolis International, about 106 miles away.
The best schools in and around St. Croix
Schools across St. Croix average a B+, better than 72% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Perry Central Elementary SchoolB · 47% proficient
- South Crawford Elementary SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Top high schools
- Perry Central Jr-sr High SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Crawford County High SchoolB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every St. Croix school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
St. Croix 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 St. Croix against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in St. Croix
Is St. Croix a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, St. Croix ranks 36,345th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, cheap car insurance, and state infrastructure, and lowest on the weather and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is St. Croix expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $210,637. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $67,965 median income, cost of living beats 34% of towns.
Is St. Croix safe?
Yes, St. Croix is safer than 60% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $231 per resident a year.
Compare St. Croix with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to St. Croix. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in St. Croix 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.
St. Croix detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for St. Croix: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in St. Croix: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of St. Croix: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in St. Croix: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
St. Croix 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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