Best Places to Live in Indiana for Young Families

Top 25 places

1. #1IndianapolisPopulation 882,006 · mixed overall livability73% match
2. #2South BendPopulation 103,084 · solid overall livability73% match
3. #3ColumbusPopulation 50,896 · solid overall livability68% match
4. #4GrangerPopulation 30,019 · solid overall livability61% match
5. #5Fort WaynePopulation 264,514 · mixed overall livability51% match
6. #6MishawakaPopulation 50,899 · mixed overall livability51% match
7. #7JeffersonvillePopulation 49,771 · mixed overall livability51% match
8. #8PlainfieldPopulation 35,078 · mixed overall livability51% match
9. #9ValparaisoPopulation 33,991 · solid overall livability51% match
10. #10BrownsburgPopulation 29,379 · solid overall livability51% match
11. #11FranklinPopulation 26,073 · mixed overall livability51% match
12. #12LawrencePopulation 49,218 · mixed overall livability49% match
13. #13PortagePopulation 37,737 · solid overall livability49% match
14. #14MerrillvillePopulation 36,214 · solid overall livability46% match
15. #15GaryPopulation 69,136 · mixed overall livability44% match
16. #16EvansvillePopulation 116,906 · mixed overall livability41% match
17. #17BloomingtonPopulation 79,006 · mixed overall livability41% match
18. #18HammondPopulation 77,390 · mixed overall livability41% match
19. #19New AlbanyPopulation 37,598 · mixed overall livability41% match
20. #20ZionsvillePopulation 30,832 · mixed overall livability41% match
21. #21LafayettePopulation 70,828 · solid overall livability39% match
22. #22GoshenPopulation 34,704 · mixed overall livability39% match
23. #23Crown PointPopulation 33,735 · mixed overall livability39% match
24. #24ScherervillePopulation 29,573 · mixed overall livability39% match
25. #25HobartPopulation 29,573 · mixed overall livability39% 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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