Best PlacesWinfield, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Winfield, 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.
Winfield ranks 1,138th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Winfield
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.
Winfield's strengths and weaknesses
Where Winfield ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 96% of towns
- Household income$138,633 median, better than 96% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 96% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 94% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 93% of towns
Where Winfield ranks low
- Short commute36.9 minutes each way, better than only 10% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 12% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 21% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 24% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 33% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Winfield
A household needs to earn about $100,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Winfield home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $138,633, 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 Winfield's effective rate of 0.93%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Winfield
Winfield runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Winfield.
Who works in Winfield, and how
Work in Winfield centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Winfield
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Winfield.
What the weather is like in Winfield, month by month
Winfield sees roughly 93 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 October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 27° | 21° |
| April | 61° | 49° | 39° |
| July | 85° | 74° | 65° |
| October | 66° | 55° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Winfield
Chicago Midway International sits about 36 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 9.4 million passengers in 2025, with 113 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Winfield
Schools across Winfield average an A−, better than 82% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Jerry Ross Elementary SchoolA · 64% proficient
Top middle schools
- Colonel John Wheeler Middle SchoolB · 46% proficient
Top high schools
- Crown Point High SchoolA− · 61% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Winfield school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Winfield 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 Winfield against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Winfield
Is Winfield a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Winfield ranks 1,138th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on what local pay buys, high incomes, and a strong job market, and lowest on long commutes and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Winfield expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $374,957. The overall cost of living runs about 3% below the national average. Set against a $138,633 median income, cost of living beats 96% of towns.
Is Winfield safe?
Yes, Winfield is safer than 74% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $198 per resident a year.
Compare Winfield with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Winfield. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Winfield 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.
Winfield detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Winfield: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Winfield: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Winfield: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Winfield: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Winfield 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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