Best PlacesWilfred, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Wilfred, 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.
Wilfred ranks 43,836th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and the cost of living against local pay is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Wilfred
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.
Wilfred's strengths and weaknesses
Where Wilfred ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 94% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 89% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 89% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 80% of towns
- Short commute23.1 minutes each way, better than 74% of towns
Where Wilfred ranks low
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$36,131 median, better than only 3% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 56 pleasant days a year, better than only 3% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 4% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Wilfred
A household needs to earn about $19,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Wilfred home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $36,131, 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 Wilfred's effective rate of 0.56%, 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 1 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Wilfred
Wilfred 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 Wilfred.
Who works in Wilfred, and how
Work in Wilfred centers on admin & support services and other services. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Wilfred
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Wilfred.
What the weather is like in Wilfred, month by month
Wilfred sees roughly 56 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 31° | 21° |
| April | 68° | 54° | 41° |
| July | 88° | 77° | 65° |
| October | 72° | 57° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Wilfred
Indianapolis International sits about 66 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 Wilfred
Schools across Wilfred average a C−, better than 20% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Northeast East Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- North Central Jr/sr High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Wilfred school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Wilfred 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 Wilfred against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Wilfred
Is Wilfred a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Wilfred ranks 43,836th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, cheap car insurance, and a strong job market, and lowest on the cost of living against local pay and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Wilfred expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $74,600. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $36,131 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Wilfred safe?
Wilfred is safer than 30% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $325 per resident a year.
Compare Wilfred with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Wilfred. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Wilfred 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.
Wilfred detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Wilfred: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Wilfred: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Wilfred: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Wilfred: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Wilfred 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.