Best PlacesWest Middleton, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around West Middleton, 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.
West Middleton ranks 14,350th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in West Middleton
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.
West Middleton's strengths and weaknesses
Where West Middleton ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 92% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 88% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 87% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 85% of towns
- Short commute21.3 minutes each way, better than 83% of towns
Where West Middleton ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 6% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 59 pleasant days a year, better than only 7% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 15% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 27% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in West Middleton
A household needs to earn about $52,000 a year to comfortably buy the median West Middleton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $69,260, 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 West Middleton's effective rate of 0.66%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in West Middleton
West Middleton runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for West Middleton.
Who works in West Middleton, and how
Work in West Middleton centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in West Middleton
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across West Middleton.
What the weather is like in West Middleton, month by month
West Middleton sees roughly 59 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 28° | 20° |
| April | 64° | 51° | 39° |
| July | 86° | 74° | 64° |
| October | 69° | 55° | 44° |
Flying in and out of West Middleton
Indianapolis International sits about 49 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 West Middleton
Schools across West Middleton average a B, better than 67% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Northwestern Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Western Intermediate SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Tri Central ElementaryC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Northwestern Middle SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
- Western Middle SchoolB+ · 47% proficient
Top high schools
- Northwestern Senior High SchoolB+ · 57% proficient
- Western High SchoolB · 48% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every West Middleton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
West Middleton 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 West Middleton against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in West Middleton
Is West Middleton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, West Middleton ranks 14,350th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, low crime, and health care access, and lowest on taxes and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is West Middleton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $203,429. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $69,260 median income, cost of living beats 61% of towns.
Is West Middleton safe?
Yes, West Middleton is safer than 88% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $165 per resident a year.
Compare West Middleton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to West Middleton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in West Middleton 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.
West Middleton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for West Middleton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in West Middleton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of West Middleton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in West Middleton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
West Middleton 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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