Best PlacesTunnelton, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Tunnelton, 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.
Tunnelton ranks 24,934th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Tunnelton
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.
Tunnelton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Tunnelton ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 96% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 91% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 88% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 124 pleasant days a year, better than 82% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 80% of towns
Where Tunnelton ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 18% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 18% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 20% of towns
- Household income$57,826 median, better than only 24% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Tunnelton
A household needs to earn about $28,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Tunnelton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $57,826, 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 Tunnelton's effective rate of 0.55%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Tunnelton
Tunnelton runs older than the country, 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 Tunnelton.
Who works in Tunnelton, and how
Work in Tunnelton centers on manufacturing and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 95%
- Work from home 1%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Tunnelton
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Tunnelton.
What the weather is like in Tunnelton, month by month
Tunnelton sees roughly 124 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 32° | 25° |
| April | 66° | 55° | 46° |
| July | 85° | 75° | 68° |
| October | 69° | 58° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Tunnelton
The nearest airport, Louisville Muhammad Ali International, is about 53 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Indianapolis International, about 65 miles away.
The best schools in and around Tunnelton
Schools across Tunnelton average a C+, better than 46% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Shawswick Elementary SchoolB− · 44% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mitchell Jr High SchoolD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Bedford-north Lawrence High SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Mitchell High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Tunnelton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Tunnelton 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 Tunnelton against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Tunnelton
Is Tunnelton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Tunnelton ranks 24,934th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on heat safety, a strong job market, and cheap car insurance, 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 Tunnelton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $112,037. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $57,826 median income, cost of living beats 28% of towns.
Is Tunnelton safe?
Yes, Tunnelton is safer than 66% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $219 per resident a year.
Compare Tunnelton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Tunnelton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Tunnelton 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.
Tunnelton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Tunnelton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Tunnelton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Tunnelton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Tunnelton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Tunnelton 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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