Best PlacesWadesville, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Wadesville, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Wadesville ranks 8,199th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Wadesville
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.
Wadesville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Wadesville ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 88% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 86% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 85% of towns
- Household income$96,906 median, better than 83% of towns
Where Wadesville ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 53 pleasant days a year, better than only 2% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 24% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 24% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 27% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Wadesville
A household needs to earn about $67,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Wadesville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $96,906, 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 Wadesville's effective rate of 0.61%, 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 Wadesville
Wadesville runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Wadesville.
Who works in Wadesville, and how
Work in Wadesville centers on construction and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Wadesville
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Wadesville.
What the weather is like in Wadesville, month by month
Wadesville sees roughly 53 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 34° | 25° |
| April | 71° | 57° | 45° |
| July | 91° | 79° | 69° |
| October | 75° | 60° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Wadesville
The nearest airport, Evansville Regional, is about 13 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Indianapolis International, about 138 miles away.
The best schools in and around Wadesville
Schools across Wadesville average an A−, better than 82% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- South Terrace ElementaryA · 66% proficient
- Cynthia Heights Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- North Elementary SchoolB+ · 54% proficient
Top middle schools
- North Posey Junior High SchoolA− · 55% proficient
- Helfrich Park Stem AcademyB · 44% proficient
- Mount Vernon Jr High SchoolB− · 41% proficient
Top high schools
- Gibson Southern High SchoolA− · 62% proficient
- North Posey High SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- New Tech InstituteB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Wadesville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Wadesville 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 Wadesville against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Wadesville
Is Wadesville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Wadesville ranks 8,199th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, cheap car insurance, and what local pay buys, and lowest on the weather and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Wadesville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $263,481. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $96,906 median income, cost of living beats 86% of towns.
Is Wadesville safe?
Yes, Wadesville is safer than 72% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $207 per resident a year.
Compare Wadesville with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Wadesville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Wadesville 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.
Wadesville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Wadesville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Wadesville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Wadesville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Wadesville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Wadesville 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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