Bargersville vs Camano

Which is the better fit for you?

Bargersville, IN
69
Area Score
Top 18% nationally
Camano, WA
65
Area Score
Top 29% nationally

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Bargersville receives the higher standardized Area Score. That reflects AreaProfile's weighting, not a judgment about which place is better to live in.

If you are moving

What the difference in prices, rent, homes and weather comes to, using the published figures for the two places. Add your income to see what it would take to keep pace.

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Everyday prices
The Bureau of Economic Analysis publishes no regional price index for Camano, so nothing here is estimated in its place.
Income to keep the same purchasing power
Needs a price index for both places.
A new two-bedroom lease
+$399 a month
HUD benchmarks it at $2,160 in Camano against $1,761 in Bargersville.
The median home
53% more
$670,800 in Camano against $438,900 in Bargersville.
The weather you would swap
Winters 17°F milder
Normal January lows are 38°F in Camano against 21°F in Bargersville; July highs are 69°F against 85°F (summers 16°F cooler).

These are differences between published figures, not a forecast of your budget. Income and sales taxes, commuting, schools, insurance and the job you would actually get are not in them, and a price index describes a metropolitan area, so two places in one metro read the same. HUD’s rent is a benchmark for a new lease, not a listing.

Signals

Bargersville
Camano
Opportunity: Camano is the more favorable of the two.
Opportunity
80 · Top 7%
vs
83 · Top 4%
Growth: Bargersville is the more favorable of the two.
Growth
66 · Top 20%
vs
52 · Top 45%
Climate: Camano is the more favorable of the two.
Climate
67 · Bottom 39%
vs
74 · Top 35%
Physical resilience: Bargersville is the more favorable of the two.
Physical resilience
64 · Top 44%
vs
60 · Top 48%
Housing affordability: Camano is the more favorable of the two.
Housing affordability
44 · Bottom 14%
vs
50 · Bottom 21%
Schools: Bargersville is the more favorable of the two.
Schools
75 · Top 18%
vs
58 · Top 39%
Access: Bargersville is the more favorable of the two.
Access
97 · Top 25%
vs
73 · Bottom 14%
Economic stability: Bargersville is the more favorable of the two.
Economic stability
59 · Top 48%
vs
58 · Bottom 49%

Measured values

MetricBargersvilleCamanoSource period
Population10,75217,3032024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income — the two are too close to separate$114,231 ±$24,047$105,231 ±$7,5612024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income — the two are too close to separate$59,076 ±$17,524$52,759 ±$3,1792024 ACS 5-Year
Population density575/sq mi435/sq mi2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value$438,900$670,8002024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent — the two are too close to separate$1,379 ±$628$1,896 ±$2512024 ACS 5-Year
Market rent, two bedroom$1,761 — more favorable$2,160FY2026
Homeownership rate73.3%90.3%2024 ACS 5-Year
Unemployment rate3.1% — more favorable3.4%July 2026
Employment change (year over year)−0.9%+2.1% — more favorableJuly 2026
Bachelor's degree or higher — the two are too close to separate44.1% ±8%35.3% ±3%2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate — the two are too close to separate10.1% ±7%6.8% ±2%2024 ACS 5-Year
Housing units permitted (12 months)9326812 months ending July 2026
Permits per 1,000 residents8.6 — more favorable3.112 months ending July 2026
Permit change (year over year)−51.3%−11.8%12 months ending July 2026
Average July high85°F69°F1991-2020 Normals
Average January low21°F38°F1991-2020 Normals
Annual precipitation43.6"19.9"1991-2020 Normals
Distance to major airport13 mi — more favorable44 miNASR current cycle
Average commute31.5 min — more favorable44.8 min2024 ACS 5-Year
Median age38.156.82024 ACS 5-Year
Public schools322024-25 school year
Students per teacher18.415.7 — more favorable2024-25 school year
Math proficiency71.6%54.5%2018-19 school year
Reading proficiency63.3%67.1%2018-19 school year
Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility21.6%36.8%2024-25 school year

A bolded value is the more favorable of the two where the metric has a clear direction. Metrics like population and density have no inherent better or worse and are shown unweighted.

5 rows above show both figures with a ± margin and neither in bold. Those come from the American Community Survey, which samples rather than counts, and the gap between the two is smaller than the uncertainty on the figures themselves — so the survey did not find a difference to report, and calling either one the winner would be reading a result out of noise.

The number of units permitted is not marked because the larger place always permits more; the per-resident rate is the fair comparison. The year-over-year change is not marked either: a percentage on fewer than 300 units swings on a handful of permits.

Indiana and Washington do not give the same test. Each state writes its own assessment and sets its own passing score, so the two proficiency rows above are not directly comparable — the difference between them partly measures which standard is harder. Students per teacher and the school count are unaffected, and each profile ranks its own proficiency within its own state.

Physical risk tradeoff

Bargersville

Elevated or high exposure: tornado, earthquake.

Camano

Elevated or high exposure: earthquake, coastal flooding.

Your best match

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Bargersville
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Bargersville: Your Score
69
Area Score
Camano
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Camano: Your Score
65
Area Score

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