Indiana cities

The best places to live in Indiana

Indiana's largest cities ranked on cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life. Brownsburg leads the list.

We scored Indiana's cities on the same factors as our state rankings, then ranked them. Below are the 10 largest by population. Two scores per city: value (what you get for the cost) and overall livability (everything combined). Tap any city for its full profile.

#	City	Median home	Rent	Value	Overall
2	Fishers	$297,400	$1,385	70	82
5	Carmel	$372,100	$1,348	51	77
27	Indianapolis city	$156,300	$962	36	50
30	Fort Wayne	$130,700	$823	47	48
34	Gary	$70,600	$848	55	46
49	Evansville	$103,300	$835	42	37
50	Hammond	$107,500	$914	44	37
56	Lafayette	$126,100	$905	27	32
59	Bloomington	$231,500	$988	9	28
61	South Bend	$95,500	$862	48	28

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Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income and jobs from the U.S. Census; schools from state education data; crime from the FBI; air quality from the EPA. Rankings are within Indiana. Updated 2026.