Best PlacesTerhune, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Terhune, 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.
Terhune ranks 10,093rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Terhune
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.
Terhune's strengths and weaknesses
Where Terhune ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 96% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 94% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 89% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 83% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 82% of towns
Where Terhune ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 9% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 15% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,125 a month, better than only 15% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 16% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 65 pleasant days a year, better than only 16% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Terhune
A household needs to earn about $78,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Terhune home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $90,796, 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 Terhune's effective rate of 0.76%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Terhune
Terhune's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Terhune.
Who works in Terhune, and how
Work in Terhune centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Terhune
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Terhune.
What the weather is like in Terhune, month by month
Terhune sees roughly 65 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 19. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 28° | 19° |
| April | 64° | 50° | 39° |
| July | 84° | 73° | 62° |
| October | 68° | 54° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Terhune
Indianapolis International sits about 30 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 5.2 million passengers in 2025, with 92 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Terhune
Schools across Terhune average a B−, better than 57% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Clinton Central Elementary SchoolB · 46% proficient
- Sheridan Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Sheridan Middle SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- Sheridan High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Clinton Central Junior-senior HsC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Terhune school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Terhune 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 Terhune against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Terhune
Is Terhune a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Terhune ranks 10,093rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, low crime, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on air quality and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Terhune expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $301,278. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $90,796 median income, cost of living beats 79% of towns.
Is Terhune safe?
Yes, Terhune is safer than 94% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $143 per resident a year.
Compare Terhune with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Terhune. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Terhune 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.
Terhune detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Terhune: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Terhune: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Terhune: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Terhune: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Terhune 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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