Best PlacesWegan, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Wegan, 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.
Wegan ranks 11,205th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Wegan
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.
Wegan's strengths and weaknesses
Where Wegan ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 97% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 95% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 91% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 86% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 85% of towns
Where Wegan ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 9% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 28% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 30% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 32% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Wegan
A household needs to earn about $56,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Wegan home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $85,525, 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 Wegan's effective rate of 0.42%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Wegan
Wegan 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 Wegan.
Who works in Wegan, and how
Work in Wegan centers on agriculture & forestry and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Wegan
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Wegan.
What the weather is like in Wegan, month by month
Wegan sees roughly 112 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 Wegan
The nearest airport, Louisville Muhammad Ali International, is about 48 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Indianapolis International, about 63 miles away.
The best schools in and around Wegan
Schools across Wegan average a B−, better than 55% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Brownstown Elementary SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Brownstown Central Middle SchoolB · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- Brownstown Central High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Wegan school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Wegan 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 Wegan against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Wegan
Is Wegan a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Wegan ranks 11,205th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, heat safety, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on taxes and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Wegan expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $225,711. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $85,525 median income, cost of living beats 75% of towns.
Is Wegan safe?
Yes, Wegan is safer than 76% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $203 per resident a year.
Compare Wegan with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Wegan. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Wegan 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.
Wegan detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Wegan: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Wegan: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Wegan: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Wegan: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Wegan 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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