Eagle vs Bargersville

Which is the better fit for you?

Eagle, ID
70
Area Score
Top 14% nationally
Bargersville, IN
69
Area Score
Top 18% nationally

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

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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
About the same
Regional price level 94.7 against 94.2 (US = 100)
Income to keep the same purchasing power
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A new two-bedroom lease
+$106 a month
HUD benchmarks it at $1,761 in Bargersville against $1,655 in Eagle.
The median home
43% less
$438,900 in Bargersville against $772,900 in Eagle.
The weather you would swap
Winters 5°F colder
Normal January lows are 21°F in Bargersville against 26°F in Eagle; July highs are 85°F against 93°F (summers 8°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.

33 occupations have a published median wage in both places. Start typing, or choose from the list.

Median wages are the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ metro figures for that occupation, not a job offer, and the price level is the regional index; neither includes taxes, benefits or how senior you are.

Signals

Eagle
Bargersville
Opportunity: Eagle is the more favorable of the two.
Opportunity
83 · Top 4%
vs
80 · Top 7%
Growth: Eagle is the more favorable of the two.
Growth
88 · Top 1%
vs
66 · Top 20%
Climate: Bargersville is the more favorable of the two.
Climate
61 · Bottom 19%
vs
67 · Bottom 39%
Physical resilience: Bargersville is the more favorable of the two.
Physical resilience
57 · Bottom 49%
vs
64 · Top 44%
Housing affordability: Bargersville is the more favorable of the two.
Housing affordability
40 · Bottom 10%
vs
44 · Bottom 14%
Schools: Eagle is the more favorable of the two.
Schools
81 · Top 10%
vs
75 · Top 18%
Access: Bargersville is the more favorable of the two.
Access
86 · Bottom 29%
vs
97 · Top 25%
Economic stability: Eagle is the more favorable of the two.
Economic stability
60 · Top 46%
vs
59 · Top 48%

Measured values

MetricEagleBargersvilleSource period
Population32,85510,7522024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income — the two are too close to separate$122,894 ±$5,881$114,231 ±$24,0472024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income — the two are too close to separate$69,666 ±$4,562$59,076 ±$17,5242024 ACS 5-Year
Population density727/sq mi575/sq mi2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value$772,900$438,9002024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent — the two are too close to separate$1,765 ±$113$1,379 ±$6282024 ACS 5-Year
Market rent, two bedroom$1,655 — more favorable$1,761FY2026
Cost of living index94.2 — more favorable94.72023
Homeownership rate84.1%73.3%2024 ACS 5-Year
Unemployment rate3.3%3.1% — more favorableJuly 2026
Employment change (year over year)−0.2% — more favorable−0.9%July 2026
Bachelor's degree or higher57.5% — more favorable44.1%2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate — the two are too close to separate6.0% ±2%10.1% ±7%2024 ACS 5-Year
Housing units permitted (12 months)8229312 months ending July 2026
Permits per 1,000 residents25.0 — more favorable8.612 months ending July 2026
Permit change (year over year)+45.2%−51.3%12 months ending July 2026
Average July high93°F85°F1991-2020 Normals
Average January low26°F21°F1991-2020 Normals
Annual precipitation11.5"43.6"1991-2020 Normals
Distance to major airport18 mi13 mi — more favorableNASR current cycle
Average commute25.3 min — more favorable31.5 min2024 ACS 5-Year
Median age47.638.12024 ACS 5-Year
Public schools932024-25 school year
Students per teacher20.618.4 — more favorable2024-25 school year
Math proficiency63.3%71.6%2018-19 school year
Reading proficiency69.0%63.3%2018-19 school year
Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility21.7%21.6%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.

4 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.

Idaho and Indiana 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

Eagle

Elevated or high exposure: wildfire.

Bargersville

Elevated or high exposure: tornado, earthquake.

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Eagle
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Eagle: Your Score
70
Area Score
Bargersville
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69
Area Score

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