Best Places to Live in Indiana for Outdoor Lovers

Top 25 places

1. #1East ChicagoPopulation 26,363 · solid overall livability82% match
2. #2ScherervillePopulation 29,573 · mixed overall livability72% match
3. #3ValparaisoPopulation 33,991 · solid overall livability69% match
4. #4GaryPopulation 69,136 · mixed overall livability67% match
5. #5PortagePopulation 37,737 · solid overall livability62% match
6. #6HammondPopulation 77,390 · mixed overall livability56% match
7. #7HobartPopulation 29,573 · mixed overall livability56% match
8. #8BrownsburgPopulation 29,379 · solid overall livability56% match
9. #9FranklinPopulation 26,073 · mixed overall livability56% match
10. #10IndianapolisPopulation 882,006 · mixed overall livability51% match
11. #11Fort WaynePopulation 264,514 · mixed overall livability51% match
12. #12AndersonPopulation 55,011 · mixed overall livability51% match
13. #13GrangerPopulation 30,019 · solid overall livability51% match
14. #14South BendPopulation 103,084 · solid overall livability44% match
15. #15MishawakaPopulation 50,899 · mixed overall livability44% match
16. #16Michigan CityPopulation 31,983 · solid overall livability44% match
17. #17EvansvillePopulation 116,906 · mixed overall livability41% match
18. #18BloomingtonPopulation 79,006 · mixed overall livability41% match
19. #19MunciePopulation 65,167 · solid overall livability41% match
20. #20ColumbusPopulation 50,896 · solid overall livability41% match
21. #21JeffersonvillePopulation 49,771 · mixed overall livability41% match
22. #22New AlbanyPopulation 37,598 · mixed overall livability41% match
23. #23MerrillvillePopulation 36,214 · solid overall livability41% match
24. #24PlainfieldPopulation 35,078 · mixed overall livability41% match
25. #25Crown PointPopulation 33,735 · mixed overall livability41% match

Match % is a range-based fit: the share of this profile's weighted factors whose value for a place lands inside the profile's preferred band. It is not an absolute quality score, and very small communities are excluded from this list.

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