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Best places to live in Greater Indianapolis

36 places with 1,454,732 residents within about 35 km of Indianapolis, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on affordability, green space, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, lifestyle and amenities, mobility and connectivity and safety and community (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Indianapolis, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1Carmel (Indiana)
    Indiana, 88,713 residents    80
  2. 2Westfield (Indiana)
    Indiana, 36,738 residents    78
  3. 3Zionsville
    Indiana, 26,296 residents    75
  4. 4Fishers
    Indiana, 76,794 residents    74
  5. 5Fairfield Heights
    Indiana, 21,285 residents    74
  6. 6McCordsville
    Indiana, 5,773 residents    73
  7. 7Greenwood (Indiana)
    Indiana, 55,586 residents    73
  8. 8Avon (Indiana)
    Indiana, 16,451 residents    72
  9. 9Brownsburg
    Indiana, 24,996 residents    71
  10. 10Whitestown
    Indiana, 6,013 residents    71

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For retired couples

  1. 1Carmel (Indiana)
    Indiana, 88,713 residents    77
  2. 2Westfield (Indiana)
    Indiana, 36,738 residents    76
  3. 3Zionsville
    Indiana, 26,296 residents    72
  4. 4Greenwood (Indiana)
    Indiana, 55,586 residents    71
  5. 5Franklin (Indiana)
    Indiana, 24,598 residents    70
  6. 6Whitestown
    Indiana, 6,013 residents    70
  7. 7McCordsville
    Indiana, 5,773 residents    69
  8. 8Fairfield Heights
    Indiana, 21,285 residents    69
  9. 9New Whiteland
    Indiana, 5,906 residents    69
  10. 10Fishers
    Indiana, 76,794 residents    69

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For remote workers

  1. 1Carmel (Indiana)
    Indiana, 88,713 residents    76
  2. 2Westfield (Indiana)
    Indiana, 36,738 residents    75
  3. 3Greenwood (Indiana)
    Indiana, 55,586 residents    73
  4. 4Fairfield Heights
    Indiana, 21,285 residents    72
  5. 5Zionsville
    Indiana, 26,296 residents    71
  6. 6Avon (Indiana)
    Indiana, 16,451 residents    70
  7. 7Franklin (Indiana)
    Indiana, 24,598 residents    70
  8. 8Fishers
    Indiana, 76,794 residents    70
  9. 9New Whiteland
    Indiana, 5,906 residents    70
  10. 10Brownsburg
    Indiana, 24,996 residents    69

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For commuters

  1. 1Indianapolis
    Indiana, 887,642 residents    76
  2. 2Carmel (Indiana)
    Indiana, 88,713 residents    75
  3. 3Fishers
    Indiana, 76,794 residents    74
  4. 4Greenwood (Indiana)
    Indiana, 55,586 residents    72
  5. 5Fairfield Heights
    Indiana, 21,285 residents    70
  6. 6Brownsburg
    Indiana, 24,996 residents    69
  7. 7Avon (Indiana)
    Indiana, 16,451 residents    68
  8. 8Plainfield (Indiana)
    Indiana, 30,590 residents    68
  9. 9Zionsville
    Indiana, 26,296 residents    67
  10. 10Beech Grove
    Indiana, 14,548 residents    67

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For single professionals

  1. 1Indianapolis
    Indiana, 887,642 residents    70
  2. 2Carmel (Indiana)
    Indiana, 88,713 residents    69
  3. 3Fishers
    Indiana, 76,794 residents    67
  4. 4Beech Grove
    Indiana, 14,548 residents    57
  5. 5Westfield (Indiana)
    Indiana, 36,738 residents    57
  6. 6Greenwood (Indiana)
    Indiana, 55,586 residents    54
  7. 7New Whiteland
    Indiana, 5,906 residents    48
  8. 8Brownsburg
    Indiana, 24,996 residents    48
  9. 9Fairfield Heights
    Indiana, 21,285 residents    48
  10. 10Avon (Indiana)
    Indiana, 16,451 residents    47

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Fairfield Heights
    Indiana, 21,285 residents    67
  2. 2Brownsburg
    Indiana, 24,996 residents    66
  3. 3McCordsville
    Indiana, 5,773 residents    66
  4. 4Carmel (Indiana)
    Indiana, 88,713 residents    65
  5. 5Fishers
    Indiana, 76,794 residents    65
  6. 6Avon (Indiana)
    Indiana, 16,451 residents    65
  7. 7Greenwood (Indiana)
    Indiana, 55,586 residents    64
  8. 8Zionsville
    Indiana, 26,296 residents    64
  9. 9Plainfield (Indiana)
    Indiana, 30,590 residents    63
  10. 10Westfield (Indiana)
    Indiana, 36,738 residents    63

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Towns in Greater Indianapolis