Best PlacesStillwell, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Stillwell, 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.
Stillwell ranks 14,808th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Stillwell
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.
Stillwell's strengths and weaknesses
Where Stillwell ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 95% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 90% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 89% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 80% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 79% of towns
Where Stillwell ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 15% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 23% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 23% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 26% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 32% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Stillwell
A household needs to earn about $55,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Stillwell home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $83,029, 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 Stillwell's effective rate of 0.67%, 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 Stillwell
Stillwell runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Stillwell.
Who works in Stillwell, and how
Work in Stillwell centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Stillwell
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Stillwell.
What the weather is like in Stillwell, month by month
Stillwell sees roughly 74 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 33, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 26° | 20° |
| April | 60° | 48° | 38° |
| July | 83° | 72° | 63° |
| October | 65° | 54° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Stillwell
The nearest airport, South Bend International, is about 18 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Chicago Midway International, about 62 miles away.
The best schools in and around Stillwell
Schools across Stillwell average a B−, better than 57% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Walkerton Elementary SchoolB · 46% proficient
- Indian Trail Elementary SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Kingsford Heights Elementary SchC+ · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Kesling Intermediate SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Harold C Urey Middle SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- John Glenn High SchoolB+ · 57% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Stillwell school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Stillwell 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 Stillwell against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Stillwell
Is Stillwell a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Stillwell ranks 14,808th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, big-city access, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on noise and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Stillwell expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $212,965. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $83,029 median income, cost of living beats 72% of towns.
Is Stillwell safe?
Yes, Stillwell is safer than 71% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $210 per resident a year.
Compare Stillwell with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Stillwell. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Stillwell 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.
Stillwell detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Stillwell: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Stillwell: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Stillwell: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Stillwell: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Stillwell 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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