Best PlacesZionsville, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Zionsville, 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.
Zionsville ranks 36th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Zionsville
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.
Zionsville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Zionsville ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of cities
- Educational attainmentBetter than 98% of cities
- Healthcare accessBetter than 98% of cities
- Household income$175,011 median, better than 96% of cities
- School gradeA, better than 96% of cities
Where Zionsville ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 11% of cities
- TransitBetter than only 13% of cities
- Nice weatherabout 65 pleasant days a year, better than only 16% of cities
- WalkabilityBetter than only 17% of cities
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 27% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Zionsville
A household needs to earn about $153,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Zionsville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $175,011, 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 Zionsville's effective rate of 0.88%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Zionsville
Zionsville's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Zionsville.
Who works in Zionsville, and how
Work in Zionsville centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 26%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Zionsville
Zionsville has more restaurants and bars per resident than 69% of cities and more parkland per resident than 84% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Zionsville and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Zionsville, month by month
Zionsville sees roughly 65 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 19. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 28° | 19° |
| April | 64° | 50° | 39° |
| July | 84° | 73° | 62° |
| October | 68° | 54° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Zionsville
Indianapolis International sits about 17 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 Zionsville
Schools across Zionsville average an A, better than 96% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- West Clay Elementary SchoolA+ · 79% proficient
- College Wood Elementary SchoolA+ · 79% proficient
- Zionsville Pleasant View Elem SchA+ · 75% proficient
Top middle schools
- Creekside Middle SchoolA+ · 76% proficient
- Zionsville Middle SchoolA · 66% proficient
- Westfield Middle SchoolA− · 54% proficient
Top high schools
- Zionsville Community High SchoolA+ · 82% proficient
- Carmel High SchoolA+ · 80% proficient
- Westfield High SchoolA · 73% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Zionsville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Zionsville 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 Zionsville against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Zionsville suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 99% of cities and 26% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Zionsville
Is Zionsville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Zionsville ranks 36th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on what local pay buys, an educated workforce, and health care access, and lowest on air quality and transit. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Zionsville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $579,772. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $175,011 median income, cost of living beats 99% of cities.
Is Zionsville safe?
Yes, Zionsville is safer than 59% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $262 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Zionsville?
July highs average about 84 degrees, and January highs near 37 with lows near 19. That works out to about 65 pleasant days a year, more than 16% of cities.
Is Zionsville good for families?
Schools beat 96% of cities, crime safety beats 59%, and childcare runs $1,206 a month.
Compare Zionsville with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Zionsville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Zionsville 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.
Zionsville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Zionsville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Zionsville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Zionsville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Zionsville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Zionsville 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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