Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 40/100
D−
Median home value$228,600
Indianapolis $265,900
Median rent$1,141/mo
Indianapolis $1,191/mo
Cost-burdened households32%
Indianapolis 27%
Speedway
Marion County13,968 residentsSchool Town of Speedway
67
C+
Suburbgrade score
9th of 23 Indianapolis suburbs. Strong on schools and cost of living, held back by housing & affordability.
67
Indianapolis median 65
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Speedway is like to live in, by category
Bars show Speedway against Indianapolis. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 89/100
A
Within-state proficiency91st pct
Indianapolis median 82nd pct
Student–teacher ratio14.6
Indianapolis median 16.1
Graduation rate98%
Indianapolis median 95%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 79/100
B+
Housing cost index93
Indianapolis 100
Eff. tax rate0.94%
Indianapolis 0.82%
Local sales tax7.00%
Indianapolis median 7.00%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 71/100
B−
Mean commute22.0 min
Indianapolis 25.5 min
Under 30 minutes77%
Indianapolis 63%
Transit stops / sq mi2.2
Indianapolis median 0.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 74/100
B
Restaurants & cafés62
Indianapolis median 23 · within 2 miles
Groceries8
Indianapolis median 3 · within 2 miles
Parks67
Indianapolis median 25 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 46/100
D
Median household income$60,147
Indianapolis $79,852
Unemployment5.8%
Indianapolis 4.0%
Professional occupations35%
Indianapolis 44%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Speedway on housing & affordability
Speedway's weakest grade is D−. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Zionsville14 mi from SpeedwayA 69 B− Carmel13 mi from SpeedwayB+ 77 B Westfield17 mi from SpeedwayB 71 B− Fishers19 mi from SpeedwayB 70 B− Whitestown14 mi from SpeedwayB− 65 C+ McCordsville19 mi from SpeedwayB− 65 C+ Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Speedway
Is Speedway, IN a good place to live?
Speedway scores 67 out of 100, 9th of 23 Indianapolis suburbs. It is strongest on schools and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Speedway expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B+. The median home is $228,600, 14% below the Indianapolis median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.94%. $1,141/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Speedway?
Schools grade A. The districts serving Speedway sit at the 91st pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 98% graduation rate and a 14.6 student–teacher ratio. Speedway is served by School Town of Speedway. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Speedway?
The mean commute is 22.0 min, with 77% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 12% working from home. Transit density is 2.2 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Speedway?
Within two miles there are 8 groceries, 62 restaurants and cafés and 67 parks, which grades B on amenities.
Are the homes in Speedway old or new?
The median home in Speedway was built in 1963 — 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. 49% 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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