Living in Brownsburg, IN
Suburb in Indiana
Brownsburg is a suburb in Indiana, home to about 30,000 people, with 1.7 million living within 31 mi. Day to day, a car is essential. Life moves at a relaxed pace, and homes are mostly houses.
Is Brownsburg a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Strong healthcare: 12 top-rated (4–5★) hospitals within 31 mi
- Dog-friendly: 12 dog parks within 9 mi
- Family-friendly: playgrounds, family attractions and plenty of households with kids
- Safe: violent crime is 0.4× the US rate (FBI 2019)
👎 Cons
- Cloudier than most places
- Fewer outdoor escapes: no big hills or water close by
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Key facts
Living in Brownsburg: common questions
What is the cost of living in Brownsburg?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $308k, and a 3-bedroom rents for about $1,910 a month including utilities. Overall living costs are below the US average (index 96, where the US is 100).
What are taxes like in Brownsburg?
Indiana collects about $1,275 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 0.83% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Brownsburg safe?
Violent crime is well below the national rate (0.4× in FBI 2019 data).
How are the schools in Brownsburg?
Public schools in Brownsburg test well above the US average in math and reading (2018–19 state tests, put on one national scale with NAEP), with about 17 students per teacher.
What is the weather like in Brownsburg?
Brownsburg has cold winters: winter days average around 39°F and summer days around 84°F, with roughly 17″ of snow a year.
Does Brownsburg get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is low, mainly from flooding and tornadoes: 6 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 0.68 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Brownsburg?
The nearest major airport is IND, about 9 mi away.
How Brownsburg scores
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