Best PlacesUpland, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Upland, 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.
Upland ranks 8,962nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on an educated workforce by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Upland
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.
Upland's strengths and weaknesses
Where Upland ranks high
- Educational attainmentBetter than 95% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 93% of towns
- BikingBetter than 92% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 90% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 88% of towns
Where Upland ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 5% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 19% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 20% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 21% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 70 pleasant days a year, better than only 26% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Upland
A household needs to earn about $56,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Upland home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $85,660, 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 Upland's effective rate of 0.64%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Upland
Upland runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Upland.
Who works in Upland, and how
Work in Upland centers on education and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 64%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 20%
Life in Upland
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Upland.
What the weather is like in Upland, month by month
Upland sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 27° | 21° |
| April | 62° | 50° | 40° |
| July | 85° | 73° | 61° |
| October | 66° | 54° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Upland
The nearest airport, Fort Wayne International, is about 39 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Indianapolis International, about 67 miles away.
The best schools in and around Upland
Schools across Upland average a B, better than 67% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Eastbrook South ElementaryB · 47% proficient
- Blackford Intermediate SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
- Wes-del Elementary SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Top middle schools
- Delta Middle SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Eastbrook Middle SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Eastbrook High SchoolB+ · 57% proficient
- Blackford Jr-sr High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Wes-del Middle/senior High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Upland school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Upland 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 Upland against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Upland
Is Upland a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Upland ranks 8,962nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on an educated workforce, cheap car insurance, and biking, and lowest on taxes and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Upland expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $219,514. The overall cost of living runs about 5% below the national average. Set against a $85,660 median income, cost of living beats 55% of towns.
Is Upland safe?
Yes, Upland is safer than 82% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $183 per resident a year.
Compare Upland with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Upland. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Upland 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.
Upland detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Upland: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Upland: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Upland: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Upland: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Upland 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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