Best places to live in Indiana

- Overall Rank: 1,003
- Population: 70,442
- Median household income: $99,458
- Median home value: $295,700 (72% own)
- Median rent: $1,202 (28% rent)
- Top public schools: Hamilton Southeastern Intermediate / Junior High (grade A), Southeastern Elementary School (grade A), Fishers Junior High School (grade A)
- Top private schools: Park Tudor School (grade A+), Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School (grade A+), Cathedral High School (grade A+)

- Overall Rank: 1,698
- Population: 3,814
- Median household income: $118,750
- Median home value: $251,000 (97% own)
- Median rent: $1,012 (3% rent)
- Top public schools: Brownsburg East Middle School (grade A+), Delaware Trail Elementary School (grade A+), Lincoln Elementary (grade A+)
- Top private schools: MTI School of Knowledge (grade A), Traders Point Christian Schools (grade A minus), Covenant Christian High School (grade A minus)

- Overall Rank: 2,151
- Population: 20,727
- Median household income: $123,799
- Median home value: $346,900 (97% own)
- Median rent: $909 (3% rent)
- Top public schools: Timothy Ball Elementary School (grade A), Crown Point High School (grade A), George Bibich Elementary School (grade A)
- Top private schools: Andrean High School (grade A), Illinois Lutheran High School (grade A minus), Illiana Christian High School (grade B+)

- Overall Rank: 2,129
- Population: 33,991
- Median household income: $59,943
- Median home value: $229,900 (56% own)
- Median rent: $1,082 (44% rent)
- Top public schools: Heavilin Elementary School (grade A), Ben Franklin Middle School (grade A), Thomas Jefferson Middle School (grade A)
- Top private schools: Victory Christian Academy (grade B+), Portage Christian School (grade B+), Trinity Lutheran School (grade A)

- Overall Rank: 316
- Population: 48,262
- Median household income: $117,519
- Median home value: $364,400 (80% own)
- Median rent: $1,444 (20% rent)
- Top public schools: Carmel High School (grade A+), Westfield High School (grade A+), Westfield Intermediate School (grade A+)
- Top private schools: Park Tudor School (grade A+), Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School (grade A+), Cathedral High School (grade A+)

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- Overall Rank: 1,787
- Population: 10,253
- Median household income: $113,000
- Median home value: $322,700 (72% own)
- Median rent: $1,619 (28% rent)
- Top public schools: Brownsburg East Middle School (grade A+), Zionsville Community High School (grade A+), Reagan Elementary School (grade A+)
- Top private schools: International School of Indiana (grade A+), Park Tudor School (grade A+), Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School (grade A+)

- Overall Rank: 207
- Population: 30,832
- Median household income: $152,788
- Median home value: $493,900 (85% own)
- Median rent: $1,536 (15% rent)
- Top public schools: Carmel High School (grade A+), Brownsburg East Middle School (grade A+), Creekside Middle School (grade A+)
- Top private schools: International School of Indiana (grade A+), Park Tudor School (grade A+), Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School (grade A+)

- Overall Rank: 2,207
- Population: 15,118
- Median household income: $68,244
- Median home value: $273,274 (43% own)
- Median rent: $1,147 (57% rent)
- Top public schools: Herron High School (grade A+), Herron-Riverside High School (grade A minus), Clearwater Elementary School (grade B+)
- Top private schools: International School of Indiana (grade A+), Park Tudor School (grade A+), Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School (grade A+)

- Overall Rank: 2,199
- Population: 11,560
- Median household income: $76,915
- Median home value: $165,700 (91% own)
- Median rent: $788 (9% rent)
- Top public schools: Indiana Academy for Science, Mathematics, and Humanities (grade A+), Yorktown High School (grade A), Yorktown Elementary School (grade A minus)
- Top private schools: Liberty Christian School (grade B), Indiana Christian Academy (grade B), Heritage Hall Christian School (grade B minus)

- Overall Rank: 2,166
- Population: 50,896
- Median household income: $75,114
- Median home value: $211,700 (60% own)
- Median rent: $1,081 (40% rent)
- Top public schools: Southside Elementary School (grade A), Columbus North High School (grade A), Columbus Signature Academy (CSA) - Lincoln Campus (grade A minus)
- Top private schools: Trinity Lutheran High School (grade B+), Sandy Creek Christian Academy (grade B+), Columbus Christian School (grade B)

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- Overall Rank: 2,091
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- Overall Rank: 2,090
- Population: 3,207
- Median household income: $68,644
- Median home value: $149,208 (52% own)
- Median rent: $1,251 (48% rent)
- Top public schools: Lincoln Elementary (grade A+), Herron High School (grade A+), Herron-Riverside High School (grade A minus)
- Top private schools: International School of Indiana (grade A+), Park Tudor School (grade A+), Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School (grade A+)

- Overall Rank: 2,030
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- Overall Rank: 1,981
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- Overall Rank: 1,819
- Population: 6,462
- Median household income: $106,838
- Median home value: $323,411 (71% own)
- Median rent: $1,229 (29% rent)
- Top public schools: Herron High School (grade A+), Southeastern Elementary School (grade A), Herron-Riverside High School (grade A minus)
- Top private schools: International School of Indiana (grade A+), Park Tudor School (grade A+), Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School (grade A+)

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- Overall Rank: 1,778
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- Overall Rank: 1,639
- Population: 44,861
- Median household income: $30,317
- Median home value: $303,300 (29% own)
- Median rent: $1,056 (71% rent)
- Top public schools: West Lafayette Junior/Senior High School (grade A+), West Lafayette Intermediate School (grade A+), West Lafayette Elementary School (grade A+)
- Top private schools: Central Catholic Jr. - Sr. High School (grade A), Faith Christian School (grade B+), St. James Lutheran Elementary School (grade A)

- Overall Rank: 1,613
- Population: 13,872
- Median household income: $129,848
- Median home value: $394,858 (78% own)
- Median rent: $1,361 (22% rent)
- Top public schools: Herron High School (grade A+), Herron-Riverside High School (grade A minus), Clearwater Elementary School (grade B+)
- Top private schools: International School of Indiana (grade A+), Park Tudor School (grade A+), Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School (grade A+)

- Overall Rank: 1,547
- Population: 19,406
- Median household income: $86,280
- Median home value: $248,121 (60% own)
- Median rent: $1,148 (40% rent)
- Top public schools: Herron High School (grade A+), Southeastern Elementary School (grade A), Herron-Riverside High School (grade A minus)
- Top private schools: International School of Indiana (grade A+), Park Tudor School (grade A+), Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School (grade A+)

- Overall Rank: 1,479
- Population: 9,474
- Median household income: $98,043
- Median home value: $302,271 (67% own)
- Median rent: $1,820 (33% rent)
- Top public schools: Herron High School (grade A+), Herron-Riverside High School (grade A minus), Clearwater Elementary School (grade B+)
- Top private schools: International School of Indiana (grade A+), Park Tudor School (grade A+), Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School (grade A+)

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- Overall Rank: 1,421
- Population: 8,449
- Median household income: $70,661
- Median home value: $241,830 (43% own)
- Median rent: $1,180 (57% rent)
- Top public schools: Herron High School (grade A+), Southeastern Elementary School (grade A), Herron-Riverside High School (grade A minus)
- Top private schools: International School of Indiana (grade A+), Park Tudor School (grade A+), Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School (grade A+)

- Overall Rank: 1,404
- Population: 6,880
- Median household income: $139,931
- Median home value: $383,459 (93% own)
- Median rent: $959 (7% rent)
- Top public schools: Lincoln Elementary (grade A+), Herron High School (grade A+), Herron-Riverside High School (grade A minus)
- Top private schools: International School of Indiana (grade A+), Park Tudor School (grade A+), Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School (grade A+)

- Overall Rank: 772
- Population: 3,657
- Median household income: $92,688
- Median home value: $286,067 (84% own)
- Median rent: $1,627 (16% rent)
- Top public schools: Herron High School (grade A+), Allisonville Elementary School (grade B+), Clearwater Elementary School (grade B+)
- Top private schools: International School of Indiana (grade A+), Park Tudor School (grade A+), Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School (grade A+)

- Overall Rank: 729
- Population: 9,803
- Median household income: $99,861
- Median home value: $350,635 (67% own)
- Median rent: $1,409 (33% rent)
- Top public schools: Herron High School (grade A+), Southeastern Elementary School (grade A), Herron-Riverside High School (grade A minus)
- Top private schools: International School of Indiana (grade A+), Park Tudor School (grade A+), Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School (grade A+)

- Overall Rank: 701
- Population: 3,740
- Median household income: $69,043
- Median home value: $278,359 (51% own)
- Median rent: $951 (49% rent)
- Top public schools: Herron High School (grade A+), Herron-Riverside High School (grade A minus), Allisonville Elementary School (grade B+)
- Top private schools: International School of Indiana (grade A+), Park Tudor School (grade A+), Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School (grade A+)

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- Overall Rank: 657
- Population: 7,348
- Median household income: $104,212
- Median home value: $316,922 (62% own)
- Median rent: $1,514 (38% rent)
- Top public schools: Herron High School (grade A+), Herron-Riverside High School (grade A minus), Allisonville Elementary School (grade B+)
- Top private schools: International School of Indiana (grade A+), Park Tudor School (grade A+), Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School (grade A+)

- Overall Rank: 628
- Population: 5,077
- Median household income: $77,305
- Median home value: $211,100 (65% own)
- Median rent: $1,000 (35% rent)
- Top public schools: Lincoln Elementary School (grade A), Edgewood Middle School (grade A), Eisenhower Elementary School (grade A minus)
- Top private schools: Lakeland Christian Academy (grade B+), Sacred Heart Elementary School (grade unavailable), Pierceton Woods Academy (grade unavailable)

- Overall Rank: 579
- Population: 8,311
- Median household income: $87,985
- Median home value: $254,789 (72% own)
- Median rent: $941 (28% rent)
- Top public schools: Herron High School (grade A+), Herron-Riverside High School (grade A minus), Clearwater Elementary School (grade B+)
- Top private schools: International School of Indiana (grade A+), Park Tudor School (grade A+), Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School (grade A+)

- Overall Rank: 511
- Population: 6,706
- Median household income: $122,690
- Median home value: $399,660 (78% own)
- Median rent: $1,342 (22% rent)
- Top public schools: Herron High School (grade A+), Herron-Riverside High School (grade A minus), Allisonville Elementary School (grade B+)
- Top private schools: International School of Indiana (grade A+), Park Tudor School (grade A+), Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School (grade A+)

- Overall Rank: 445
- Population: 2,409
- Median household income: $104,748
- Median home value: $244,604 (93% own)
- Median rent: $962 (7% rent)
- Top public schools: Herron High School (grade A+), Herron-Riverside High School (grade A minus), Clearwater Elementary School (grade B+)
- Top private schools: International School of Indiana (grade A+), Park Tudor School (grade A+), Cathedral High School (grade A+)

This story features data reporting and writing by Elena Cox and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 42 states.

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