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Ranked for Retirees

Best Places to Live in Indiana for Retirees

Warm winters, low taxes, low crime, clean air, a calmer pace Ranked by how well each place fits the Retirees profile across cost, schools, climate, and safety — see how we score.

Top 25 places

  1. #1EvansvillePopulation 116,906 · mixed overall livability44% match
  2. #2JeffersonvillePopulation 49,771 · mixed overall livability44% match
  3. #3New AlbanyPopulation 37,598 · mixed overall livability44% match
  4. #4AndersonPopulation 55,011 · mixed overall livability33% match
  5. #5South BendPopulation 103,084 · solid overall livability28% match
  6. #6ColumbusPopulation 50,896 · solid overall livability28% match
  7. #7MerrillvillePopulation 36,214 · solid overall livability28% match
  8. #8RichmondPopulation 35,642 · solid overall livability28% match
  9. #9PortagePopulation 37,737 · solid overall livability26% match
  10. #10ValparaisoPopulation 33,991 · solid overall livability26% match
  11. #11Michigan CityPopulation 31,983 · solid overall livability26% match
  12. #12IndianapolisPopulation 882,006 · mixed overall livability15% match
  13. #13Fort WaynePopulation 264,514 · mixed overall livability15% match
  14. #14BloomingtonPopulation 79,006 · mixed overall livability15% match
  15. #15HammondPopulation 77,390 · mixed overall livability15% match
  16. #16LafayettePopulation 70,828 · solid overall livability15% match
  17. #17GaryPopulation 69,136 · mixed overall livability15% match
  18. #18MunciePopulation 65,167 · solid overall livability15% match
  19. #19GreenwoodPopulation 63,579 · mixed overall livability15% match
  20. #20KokomoPopulation 59,534 · solid overall livability15% match
  21. #21Terre HautePopulation 58,599 · mixed overall livability15% match
  22. #22ElkhartPopulation 53,785 · mixed overall livability15% match
  23. #23MishawakaPopulation 50,899 · mixed overall livability15% match
  24. #24LawrencePopulation 49,218 · mixed overall livability15% match
  25. #25PlainfieldPopulation 35,078 · mixed overall livability15% 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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