Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 35/100
F
Median home value$174,700
Indianapolis $265,900
Median rent$995/mo
Indianapolis $1,191/mo
Cost-burdened households30%
Indianapolis 27%
Shelbyville
Shelby County20,296 residents2 school districts
55
C−
Suburbgrade score
19th of 23 Indianapolis suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by amenities.
55
Indianapolis median 65
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Shelbyville is like to live in, by category
Bars show Shelbyville against Indianapolis. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 70/100
B−
Within-state proficiency66th pct
Indianapolis median 82nd pct
Student–teacher ratio16.0
Indianapolis median 16.1
Graduation rate97%
Indianapolis median 95%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 81/100
B+
Housing cost index80
Indianapolis 100
Eff. tax rate0.83%
Indianapolis 0.82%
Local sales tax7.00%
Indianapolis median 7.00%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 61/100
C
Mean commute20.7 min
Indianapolis 25.5 min
Under 30 minutes68%
Indianapolis 63%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Indianapolis median 0.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 29/100
F
Restaurants & cafés11
Indianapolis median 23 · within 2 miles
Groceries0
Indianapolis median 3 · within 2 miles
Parks8
Indianapolis median 25 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 53/100
C−
Median household income$55,602
Indianapolis $79,852
Unemployment2.0%
Indianapolis 4.0%
Professional occupations30%
Indianapolis 44%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Shelbyville on amenities
Shelbyville's weakest grade is F. Five suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same six inputs.
SuburbAmenitiesOverall
Greenwood18 mi from ShelbyvilleB− 65 C+ Greenfield17 mi from ShelbyvilleC− 60 C Beech Grove20 mi from ShelbyvilleC− 52 D+ Franklin15 mi from ShelbyvilleC− 59 C Lawrence25 mi from ShelbyvilleD 54 C− Restaurants & cafés: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026 · Groceries: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026
Common questions about living in Shelbyville
Is Shelbyville, IN a good place to live?
Shelbyville scores 55 out of 100, 19th of 23 Indianapolis suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on amenities. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Shelbyville expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B+. The median home is $174,700, 34% below the Indianapolis median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.83%. $995/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Shelbyville?
Schools grade B−. The districts serving Shelbyville sit at the 66th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 97% graduation rate and a 16.0 student–teacher ratio. Shelbyville is served by Shelbyville Central Schools and Northwestern Consolidated School Corporation. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Shelbyville?
The mean commute is 20.7 min, with 68% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 6.3% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Shelbyville?
Within two miles there are 0 groceries, 11 restaurants and cafés and 8 parks, which grades F on amenities.
Are the homes in Shelbyville old or new?
The median home in Shelbyville was built in 1972 — older than the Indianapolis median of 1983. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 67% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.
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