Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Melody Hill

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
Indiana›Vanderburgh County

Melody HillIN

A town of 3,243.

Is Melody Hill a good place to live?

Melody Hill gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $202K for a typical one, or 3 years of the Evansville metro’s $68K median household income. It grades B+ overall, ranked 240th of 585 in Indiana. The low prices come with trade-offs. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 60% of U.S. communities, with earthquakes at the top. On the plus side, the median household earns $94K. On health, just 73 of Indiana’s 1,086 towns do better. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 82% of U.S. towns. Only 4 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns score lower on history.

What makes Melody Hill stand out

Where Melody Hill beats most towns.

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Melody Hill for work

Where Melody Hill’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

59% → Evansville Evansville 59% 5% → Patoka Township Patoka Township 5% 4% → Indianapolis Indianapolis 4% 3% → Center Township Center Township 3% 3% → Ohio Township Ohio Township 3% 2% → Scott Township Scott Township 2% Melody Hill · 0% stay
124jobs based in Melody Hill
0%of working residents work in town
5 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

How Melody Hill grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Melody Hill is from typical.

How grading works
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Melody Hill: who provides what

Melody Hill is unincorporated, so Vanderburgh County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerSouthern Indiana Gas & Elec19.8¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterEvansville Water UtilityNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesVanderburgh CountyVanderburgh County provides services here
SchoolsEvansville-Vanderburgh School CorporationWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Indiana you can register online until 29 days before Election Day, in person until 29 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 29 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereVanderburgh County Election OfficeVanderburgh County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP code4771147711 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Melody Hill.

Melody Hill looks healthier within Indiana than nationally and sends most of its workers to Evansville and beyond.

Work & commuteJobs & income grade A

A smaller share of working residents work locally in Melody Hill than in most of Indiana or the rest of the country

Melody Hill has 124 jobs for its 1,806 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.

0.3% of Melody Hill working residents work locally, below both Indiana’s towns (11%) and U.S. towns (8%). Jobs based in Melody Hill grew to 124 in 2023, 24 more than in 2013. 4.4% of residents live below the poverty line in Melody Hill.

0%work in town
Melody HillIndiana townsU.S. towns
Working residents who work in town0.3%11%8%
Below the poverty line4.4%10%9.6%
Average trip to work21 minutes24 minutes25 minutes
Median household income$94,000$71,000$80,000

Where working residents work

In Melody Hill0%
Evansville59%
Patoka Township5%
Indianapolis4%
Center Township3%
5 mi
median commute distance
124
jobs based in Melody Hill
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 18% of U.S. towns

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

HealthB+

More of Melody Hill’s adults had a checkup this year than in the typical Indiana or U.S. town

Within Indiana it is healthier than 90% of the 589 graded towns: much of Indiana scores lower on these measures. Its B+ for health tops all 3 graded neighbors; Center Township (B−) comes closest.

83% of Melody Hill adults had a checkup this year, above both the Indiana town median (80%) and the median of U.S. towns (79%). 6.2% of Melody Hill adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance. Melody Hill beats the Indiana average on 11 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.

70%healthier than U.S. townsB+Health Grade
Melody HillIndiana townsU.S. towns
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)30%32%33%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)83%80%79%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)13%15%14%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)22%26%25%
32 measures vs. Indiana
11 better20 too close to call1 worse
What stands outMelody HillIN
Fewer adults facing food insecurity9.7%14.7%
Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off5.8%8.4%
More adults who have had cancer9.5%8.3%
Deaconess Hospital
In Evansville · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
90th
percentile among IN towns

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Climate

In Melody Hill, expect four seasons and hot summers

Melody Hill has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Melody Hill is 88°F.

11″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter27–44°
Spring46–67°
Summer66–87°
Fall47–69°
Oct 29
typical first frost
Apr 4
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade D

Earthquakes leads a high hazard risk in Melody Hill

60risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
60High riskLowerHigher
EarthquakesInland floodingTornadoes

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Who lives here

An age mix much like Indiana’s

No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Indiana average. 34% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 30% across Indiana.

39.2median age · IN 38.1
Melody HillIndiana townsU.S. towns
Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+34%22%29%
Aged 65 or older19%18%18%
Melody HillIndianaUnited States

Ages · share of residents

Education · adults 25 and older

No diploma3%
High school32%
Some college16%
Associate’s15%
Bachelor’s22%
Graduate12%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.6 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.

Ages and education in Melody Hill
Melody HillINU.S.
Under 1010.5%12.4%11.6%
10 to 1712.7%10.9%10.3%
18 to 246.1%9.6%9.1%
25 to 3416.8%13.1%13.7%
35 to 4412.4%12.7%13.2%
45 to 5411.2%12%12.2%
55 to 6410.9%12.5%12.7%
65 to 7410.8%10.1%10.2%
75 and older8.6%6.7%7%
No diploma3.1%9.6%10.4%
High school31.9%32.5%26%
Some college16.1%19.3%19.1%
Associate’s15%9.1%8.8%
Bachelor’s22%18.7%21.6%
Graduate11.9%10.8%14.1%

U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,200, single groups can be off by several points

HousingCost of living grade A−

Homes in Melody Hill sell for about $277K

The median sale price was $277,000 in May 2026.

$277Kmedian sale price
Market temperature
Seller’s marketA strong seller's marketBuyer’sSeller’s
6
days on market
99.4%
sale-to-list price
8
homes sold in May

Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Nearby attractions

USS LST-325 and 8 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Melody Hill. Close and well known come first.

All 15 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

USS LST-325: Wikideas1, CC0 · Angel Mounds: Heironymous Rowe (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Holiday World & Splashin' Safari: Holiday World & Splashin' Safari, Public domain · Ford Center: Nyttend, Public domain · Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial: Rene Sturgell, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mesker Park Zoo and Botanic Garden: Randella (talk), CC BY 3.0

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Melody Hill

15pages on Melody Hill
After high school

Colleges nearby

2 within 15 miles of the center of Melody Hill

About Melody Hill

Census-designated place in Indiana, United States

Melody Hill is a census-designated place (CDP) in Center Township, Vanderburgh County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 census, Melody Hill had a population of 3,689.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
1.4 sq mi
Elevation
427 ft
Area code
812

Melody Hill’s neighbors

3 towns share a border with Melody Hill.

Explore the map →

It grades higher overall than all 3 graded towns on its borders; Center Township (C+) comes closest.

How the neighbors grade
TownIN rankOverallCostSafetySchoolsHealth
Melody Hill#240B+A−—C+B+
Evansville#574DB+D−C+C−
Knight Township#450C+B—C+C
Center Township#418C+B—C+B−

Melody Hill, Knight Township and Center Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Melody Hill with a neighbor →

Questions about Melody Hill

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Melody Hill, IN a good place to live?

By most measures, yes. Melody Hill grades B+ overall, better than 68% of U.S. towns and #240 of 585 in Indiana. It grades B+ for health and C+ for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D.

Is Melody Hill, IN expensive?

Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $202,000, 22% below the Indiana typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.