Best PlacesTampico, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Tampico, 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.
Tampico ranks 16,931st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Tampico
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.
Tampico's strengths and weaknesses
Where Tampico ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 98% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 88% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 86% of towns
- Household income$96,772 median, better than 83% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 80% of towns
Where Tampico ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 9% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 18% of towns
- School gradeC−, better than only 22% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 25% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 27% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Tampico
A household needs to earn about $51,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Tampico home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $96,772, 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 Tampico's effective rate of 0.58%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Tampico
Tampico runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Tampico.
Who works in Tampico, and how
Work in Tampico centers on manufacturing and utilities. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Tampico
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Tampico.
What the weather is like in Tampico, month by month
Tampico sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 38, 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 | 38° | 31° | 24° |
| April | 64° | 55° | 43° |
| July | 84° | 77° | 66° |
| October | 68° | 58° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Tampico
The nearest airport, Louisville Muhammad Ali International, is about 43 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 68 miles away.
The best schools in and around Tampico
Schools across Tampico average a C−, better than 22% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Brownstown Elementary SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Crothersville Elementary SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Brownstown Central Middle SchoolB · 43% proficient
- Austin Middle SchoolD− · 17% proficient
Top high schools
- Brownstown Central High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
- Crothersville Jr-sr High SchoolD · 19% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Tampico school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Tampico 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 Tampico against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Tampico
Is Tampico a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Tampico ranks 16,931st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, cheap car insurance, and what local pay buys, and lowest on taxes and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Tampico expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $199,586. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $96,772 median income, cost of living beats 86% of towns.
Is Tampico safe?
Yes, Tampico is safer than 56% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $248 per resident a year.
Compare Tampico with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Tampico. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Tampico 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.
Tampico detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Tampico: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Tampico: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Tampico: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Tampico: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Tampico 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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