Best PlacesTangier, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Tangier, 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.
Tangier ranks 31,768th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Tangier
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.
Tangier's strengths and weaknesses
Where Tangier ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 92% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 86% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 83% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 82% of towns
Where Tangier ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 5% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 6% of towns
- Short commute39.5 minutes each way, better than only 6% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 10% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 62 pleasant days a year, better than only 11% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Tangier
A household needs to earn about $51,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Tangier home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $62,432, 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 Tangier's effective rate of 0.42%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Tangier
Tangier's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Tangier.
Who works in Tangier, and how
Work in Tangier centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Tangier
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Tangier.
What the weather is like in Tangier, month by month
Tangier sees roughly 62 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 29° | 22° |
| April | 65° | 53° | 43° |
| July | 85° | 74° | 65° |
| October | 69° | 56° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Tangier
The nearest airport, University of Illinois/Willard, is about 51 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Indianapolis International, about 56 miles away.
The best schools in and around Tangier
Schools across Tangier average a C, better than 32% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Turkey Run Elementary SchoolB · 47% proficient
Top middle schools
- Parke Heritage Middle SchoolD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Riverton Parke Jr-sr High SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
- North Vermillion High SchoolD · 23% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Tangier school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Tangier 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 Tangier against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Tangier
Is Tangier a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Tangier ranks 31,768th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, a strong job market, and low property taxes, and lowest on internet speeds and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Tangier expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $204,000. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $62,432 median income, cost of living beats 40% of towns.
Is Tangier safe?
Yes, Tangier is safer than 83% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $179 per resident a year.
Compare Tangier with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Tangier. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Tangier 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.
Tangier detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Tangier: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Tangier: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Tangier: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Tangier: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Tangier 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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