127 have matched ACS place data.
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Indiana state guide
Compare large Indiana cities by 2025 Census population, young-grad fit, BLS state unemployment, schooling access, cost pressure, commute, and safety-check notes. The current Indiana subset includes 127 Midwest city pages with a combined 2025 population estimate of 4,217,430.
What the current Indiana catalog shows
Whitestown, Indiana has the strongest verified population-growth signal in this Indiana subset at +53.44% since the 2020 estimates base. St. John, Indiana has the lowest ACS rent-to-income baseline among the matched catalog cities at 9.0%. These figures describe the WhereToLive.us city subset, not a statewide average.
Median of matched city ACS gross-rent estimates; not a statewide rent.
Median of matched city ACS household-income estimates; not a statewide income.
Median of matched city ACS owner-occupied home values.
Westfield, Indiana leads this subset at 84/100.
Median of matched city approximate ACS commute estimates.
| City | Catalog | Grad fit | Median rent | Median income | 2025 population | City unemployment | Growth | Jobs | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis, Indiana | #16 | 70/100 | $1,156 | $66,219 | 901,116 | 5.1% | +1.52% | competitive | rent watch |
| Fort Wayne, Indiana | #82 | 71/100 | $999 | $61,422 | 275,203 | 5.6% | +4.28% | competitive | rent watch |
| Evansville, Indiana | Indiana coverage | 63/100 | $975 | $53,387 | 116,176 | 5.1% | -0.95% | competitive | rent watch |
| Carmel, Indiana | Indiana coverage | 79/100 | $1,712 | $141,505 | 105,634 | 2.7% | +5.89% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Fishers, Indiana | Indiana coverage | 78/100 | $1,611 | $130,203 | 104,812 | 2.8% | +5.80% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| South Bend, Indiana | Indiana coverage | 64/100 | $1,033 | $55,786 | 103,201 | 6.5% | -0.23% | competitive | rent watch |
| Bloomington, Indiana | Indiana coverage | 68/100 | $1,200 | $50,465 | 83,307 | 6.6% | +3.93% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Noblesville, Indiana | Indiana coverage | 82/100 | $1,389 | $104,047 | 76,111 | 2.9% | +8.89% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Hammond, Indiana | Indiana coverage | 57/100 | $1,134 | $55,504 | 75,712 | 6.5% | -2.74% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Lafayette, Indiana | Indiana coverage | 62/100 | $1,079 | $53,716 | 71,238 | 3.6% | +0.61% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Greenwood, Indiana | 2025 population #564 | 76/100 | $1,312 | $83,608 | 69,349 | 2.6% | +8.67% | competitive | rent watch |
| Gary, Indiana | 2025 population #583 | 52/100 | $1,012 | $38,731 | 67,289 | 11.0% | -2.55% | competitive | high rent burden |
| Westfield, Indiana | 2025 population #599 | 84/100 | $1,667 | $122,789 | 66,258 | 2.8% | +42.66% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Muncie, Indiana | 2025 population #607 | 61/100 | $904 | $44,471 | 65,466 | 7.8% | +0.42% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Kokomo, Indiana | 2025 population #678 | 65/100 | $939 | $55,360 | 59,999 | 6.2% | +0.71% | competitive | rent watch |
| Terre Haute, Indiana | 2025 population #698 | 62/100 | $922 | $43,126 | 58,764 | 6.9% | +0.61% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Anderson, Indiana | 2025 population #738 | 63/100 | $925 | $46,909 | 56,153 | 7.3% | +2.44% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Jeffersonville, Indiana | 2025 population #759 | 78/100 | $1,148 | $70,930 | 54,134 | 4.0% | +9.46% | competitive | rent watch |
| Elkhart, Indiana | 2025 population #761 | 61/100 | $998 | $51,028 | 54,092 | 3.9% | +0.35% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Columbus, Indiana | 2025 population #780 | 76/100 | $1,157 | $77,456 | 52,655 | 4.7% | +4.19% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Mishawaka, Indiana | 2025 population #799 | 63/100 | $1,070 | $54,291 | 51,226 | 6.8% | +0.24% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Lawrence, Indiana | 2025 population #814 | 68/100 | $1,178 | $74,022 | 50,420 | 4.5% | +2.12% | competitive | rent watch |
| West Lafayette, Indiana | 2025 population #905 | 60/100 | $1,225 | $34,891 | 45,747 | 4.5% | +2.80% | competitive | high rent burden |
| Portage, Indiana | 2025 population #1080 | 64/100 | $1,231 | $76,276 | 38,634 | 7.4% | +1.84% | competitive | rent watch |
| Plainfield, Indiana | 2025 population #1082 | 78/100 | $1,499 | $87,272 | 38,574 | 3.6% | +11.30% | competitive | rent watch |
| New Albany, Indiana | 2025 population #1116 | 60/100 | $1,026 | $54,710 | 37,463 | 6.0% | -0.92% | competitive | rent watch |
| Merrillville, Indiana | 2025 population #1117 | 62/100 | $1,282 | $67,587 | 37,407 | 7.5% | +2.63% | competitive | rent watch |
| Crown Point, Indiana | 2025 population #1160 | 73/100 | $1,485 | $101,686 | 35,616 | 2.8% | +5.06% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Richmond, Indiana | 2025 population #1170 | 63/100 | $822 | $45,399 | 35,376 | 6.9% | -1.04% | competitive | rent watch |
| Valparaiso, Indiana | 2025 population #1179 | 72/100 | $1,224 | $69,872 | 35,177 | 3.6% | +3.06% | competitive | rent watch |
| Goshen, Indiana | 2025 population #1208 | 61/100 | $1,093 | $59,184 | 34,525 | 4.0% | +0.06% | competitive | rent watch |
| Brownsburg, Indiana | 2025 population #1218 | 82/100 | $1,486 | $102,235 | 34,089 | 1.6% | +17.41% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Zionsville, Indiana | 2025 population #1240 | 84/100 | $1,792 | $172,024 | 33,624 | 2.8% | +10.05% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Michigan City, Indiana | 2025 population #1320 | 60/100 | $967 | $53,089 | 31,338 | 9.1% | -2.27% | competitive | rent watch |
| Schererville, Indiana | 2025 population #1370 | 67/100 | $1,310 | $89,466 | 29,825 | 5.1% | +0.53% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Hobart, Indiana | 2025 population #1384 | 60/100 | $1,206 | $75,160 | 29,298 | 4.3% | -1.51% | competitive | rent watch |
| Marion, Indiana | 2025 population #1429 | 61/100 | $805 | $43,343 | 28,234 | 7.7% | -0.27% | competitive | rent watch |
| Franklin, Indiana | 2025 population #1501 | 72/100 | $1,186 | $82,380 | 26,743 | 3.9% | +5.60% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Greenfield, Indiana | 2025 population #1521 | 74/100 | $1,177 | $76,127 | 26,544 | 3.3% | +13.16% | competitive | rent watch |
| East Chicago, Indiana | 2025 population #1577 | 56/100 | $854 | $42,125 | 25,610 | 7.7% | -2.92% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Avon, Indiana | 2025 population #1594 | 80/100 | $1,538 | $98,486 | 25,350 | 2.9% | +16.87% | competitive | rent watch |
| St. John, Indiana | 2025 population #1634 | 81/100 | $989 | $131,467 | 24,841 | 2.3% | +22.38% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Munster, Indiana | 2025 population #1697 | 67/100 | $1,507 | $110,187 | 23,504 | 5.5% | -1.65% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Highland, Indiana | 2025 population #1701 | 63/100 | $1,230 | $78,062 | 23,409 | 4.7% | -2.41% | competitive | rent watch |
| La Porte, Indiana | 2025 population #1754 | 63/100 | $948 | $59,307 | 22,600 | 3.5% | -0.04% | competitive | rent watch |
| Seymour, Indiana | 2025 population #1766 | 66/100 | $1,011 | $64,426 | 22,450 | 2.3% | +2.06% | competitive | rent watch |
| Clarksville, Indiana | 2025 population #1780 | 63/100 | $1,110 | $60,467 | 22,253 | 5.2% | -0.47% | competitive | rent watch |
| Shelbyville, Indiana | 2025 population #1842 | 69/100 | $995 | $55,602 | 21,204 | 2.0% | +5.39% | competitive | rent watch |
| Logansport, Indiana | 2025 population #2084 | 63/100 | $786 | $47,291 | 18,287 | 4.3% | -0.49% | competitive | rent watch |
| Lebanon, Indiana | 2025 population #2121 | 73/100 | $962 | $65,154 | 17,913 | 3.7% | +6.87% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| New Castle, Indiana | 2025 population #2172 | 64/100 | $781 | $51,606 | 17,390 | 4.9% | -0.10% | competitive | rent watch |
| Jasper, Indiana | 2025 population #2185 | 73/100 | $810 | $68,817 | 17,279 | 1.4% | +3.39% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Huntington, Indiana | 2025 population #2195 | 65/100 | $879 | $56,520 | 17,167 | 4.6% | +0.80% | competitive | rent watch |
| Frankfort, Indiana | 2025 population #2223 | 63/100 | $898 | $57,412 | 16,837 | 3.0% | -0.30% | competitive | rent watch |
| Cedar Lake, Indiana | 2025 population #2231 | 74/100 | $1,350 | $83,381 | 16,789 | 5.5% | +19.00% | competitive | rent watch |
| Crawfordsville, Indiana | 2025 population #2236 | 67/100 | $857 | $55,033 | 16,699 | 4.4% | +2.25% | competitive | rent watch |
| Vincennes, Indiana | 2025 population #2276 | 63/100 | $793 | $53,637 | 16,378 | 5.2% | -2.41% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| New Haven, Indiana | 2025 population #2281 | 70/100 | $998 | $70,970 | 16,337 | 4.8% | +4.66% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Dyer, Indiana | 2025 population #2288 | 67/100 | $1,225 | $107,159 | 16,273 | 3.8% | -1.41% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Griffith, Indiana | 2025 population #2299 | 59/100 | $1,235 | $76,636 | 16,137 | 3.8% | -2.52% | competitive | rent watch |
| Warsaw, Indiana | 2025 population #2301 | 69/100 | $1,066 | $61,035 | 16,130 | 2.3% | +2.05% | competitive | rent watch |
| Whitestown, Indiana | 2025 population #2339 | 84/100 | $1,842 | $123,643 | 15,767 | 1.6% | +53.44% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Beech Grove, Indiana | 2025 population #2439 | 60/100 | $1,091 | $49,973 | 14,671 | 4.4% | -0.25% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Chesterton, Indiana | 2025 population #2446 | 73/100 | $1,274 | $91,060 | 14,635 | 6.7% | +2.86% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Speedway, Indiana | 2025 population #2488 | 66/100 | $1,141 | $60,147 | 14,373 | 5.8% | +2.93% | competitive | rent watch |
| Auburn, Indiana | 2025 population #2520 | 71/100 | $865 | $68,750 | 14,068 | 5.9% | +4.05% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Bedford, Indiana | 2025 population #2536 | 64/100 | $828 | $49,553 | 13,962 | 2.3% | +1.08% | competitive | rent watch |
| Danville, Indiana | 2025 population #2610 | 79/100 | $1,151 | $97,083 | 13,415 | 2.1% | +25.89% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Connersville, Indiana | 2025 population #2611 | 63/100 | $787 | $48,854 | 13,406 | 3.9% | +0.39% | competitive | rent watch |
| McCordsville, Indiana | 2025 population #2658 | 83/100 | $1,283 | $110,692 | 13,094 | 2.4% | +48.49% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Washington, Indiana | 2025 population #2675 | 73/100 | $858 | $50,331 | 12,991 | 2.8% | +7.87% | competitive | rent watch |
| Lake Station, Indiana | 2025 population #2678 | 56/100 | $1,124 | $59,591 | 12,977 | 16.3% | -2.23% | competitive | rent watch |
| Greensburg, Indiana | 2025 population #2782 | 66/100 | $859 | $62,655 | 12,315 | 2.3% | 0.00% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Madison, Indiana | 2025 population #2784 | 65/100 | $820 | $61,183 | 12,304 | 5.2% | -0.43% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Martinsville, Indiana | 2025 population #2812 | 64/100 | $983 | $60,177 | 12,141 | 4.4% | +1.73% | competitive | rent watch |
| Yorktown, Indiana | 2025 population #2841 | 72/100 | $926 | $81,674 | 11,947 | 2.1% | +3.37% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Bargersville, Indiana | 2025 population #2854 | 81/100 | $1,379 | $114,231 | 11,862 | 6.7% | +23.82% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Lowell, Indiana | 2025 population #2856 | 75/100 | $1,123 | $84,024 | 11,853 | 4.9% | +11.25% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Huntertown, Indiana | 2025 population #2902 | 75/100 | $1,550 | $109,432 | 11,600 | 1.4% | +4.58% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Plymouth, Indiana | 2025 population #2995 | 73/100 | $957 | $58,623 | 11,081 | 3.4% | +8.56% | competitive | rent watch |
| Peru, Indiana | 2025 population #3012 | 63/100 | $826 | $46,159 | 10,962 | 9.1% | +0.05% | competitive | rent watch |
| Bluffton, Indiana | 2025 population #3091 | 69/100 | $732 | $57,539 | 10,583 | 2.8% | +2.60% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Kendallville, Indiana | 2025 population #3134 | 66/100 | $821 | $58,939 | 10,371 | 3.3% | +1.05% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Sellersburg, Indiana | 2025 population #3147 | 79/100 | $1,151 | $72,179 | 10,305 | 5.5% | +10.25% | competitive | rent watch |
| Columbia City, Indiana | 2025 population #3154 | 70/100 | $963 | $68,089 | 10,256 | 3.7% | +3.50% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Wabash, Indiana | 2025 population #3173 | 63/100 | $739 | $53,410 | 10,190 | 4.4% | -2.42% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Mooresville, Indiana | 2025 population #3176 | 71/100 | $1,089 | $68,983 | 10,173 | 3.4% | +8.02% | competitive | rent watch |
| Decatur, Indiana | 2025 population #3203 | 67/100 | $820 | $58,646 | 10,090 | 2.7% | +1.77% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Greencastle, Indiana | 2025 population #3241 | 64/100 | $908 | $55,565 | 9,924 | 3.0% | +1.19% | competitive | rent watch |
| Angola, Indiana | 2025 population #3361 | 66/100 | $933 | $64,540 | 9,366 | 6.3% | +0.14% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Winfield, Indiana | 2025 population #3426 | 77/100 | ACS pending | $135,870 | 9,140 | 3.0% | +27.51% | competitive | starter-friendly |
| Charlestown, Indiana | 2025 population #3521 | 77/100 | $1,033 | $77,288 | 8,802 | 4.0% | +12.82% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Elwood, Indiana | 2025 population #3588 | 64/100 | $860 | $53,280 | 8,525 | 6.2% | +1.44% | competitive | rent watch |
| Princeton, Indiana | 2025 population #3589 | 67/100 | $1,022 | $57,618 | 8,524 | 2.8% | +2.72% | competitive | rent watch |
| Brazil, Indiana | 2025 population #3644 | 64/100 | $869 | $52,055 | 8,343 | 5.9% | +2.14% | competitive | rent watch |
| Cumberland, Indiana | 2025 population #3726 | 80/100 | $1,157 | $87,364 | 8,066 | 3.7% | +25.09% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Scottsburg, Indiana | 2025 population #3902 | 62/100 | $831 | $38,578 | 7,478 | 4.2% | +1.69% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Tell City, Indiana | 2025 population #3915 | 64/100 | $657 | $52,949 | 7,441 | 5.3% | -0.95% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Batesville, Indiana | 2025 population #3930 | 68/100 | $847 | $62,292 | 7,401 | 2.5% | +2.81% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Nappanee, Indiana | 2025 population #4113 | 64/100 | $856 | $68,892 | 6,885 | 6.0% | -0.89% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Ellettsville, Indiana | 2025 population #4129 | 72/100 | $855 | $90,213 | 6,840 | 1.3% | +3.06% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Garrett, Indiana | 2025 population #4171 | 69/100 | $858 | $64,179 | 6,694 | 4.6% | +2.29% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Boonville, Indiana | 2025 population #4173 | 64/100 | $873 | $63,580 | 6,689 | 2.6% | -0.31% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| North Vernon, Indiana | 2025 population #4221 | 62/100 | $938 | $51,429 | 6,559 | 7.1% | -0.86% | competitive | rent watch |
| Huntingburg, Indiana | 2025 population #4239 | 67/100 | $887 | $54,421 | 6,522 | 5.4% | +2.55% | competitive | rent watch |
| Salem, Indiana | 2025 population #4270 | 62/100 | $690 | $56,538 | 6,427 | 4.8% | -1.49% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Mount Vernon, Indiana | 2025 population #4318 | 62/100 | $783 | $62,263 | 6,289 | 3.9% | -3.20% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Portland, Indiana | 2025 population #4334 | 64/100 | $763 | $51,513 | 6,237 | 5.0% | -1.48% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Rushville, Indiana | 2025 population #4356 | 63/100 | $911 | $53,434 | 6,171 | 5.6% | -0.19% | competitive | rent watch |
| Rochester, Indiana | 2025 population #4366 | 61/100 | $867 | $57,008 | 6,132 | 7.7% | -2.25% | competitive | rent watch |
| Gas City, Indiana | 2025 population #4388 | 61/100 | $901 | $55,982 | 6,081 | 2.0% | -1.27% | competitive | rent watch |
| New Whiteland, Indiana | 2025 population #4448 | 71/100 | $1,465 | $89,918 | 5,937 | 0.0% | +6.95% | competitive | rent watch |
| Pendleton, Indiana | 2025 population #4450 | 80/100 | $1,209 | $86,806 | 5,930 | 5.2% | +25.42% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Hartford City, Indiana | 2025 population #4463 | 59/100 | $730 | $41,752 | 5,898 | 5.2% | -3.04% | competitive | rent watch |
| Whiteland, Indiana | 2025 population #4470 | 77/100 | $1,661 | $96,944 | 5,884 | 2.3% | +27.33% | competitive | rent watch |
| Sheridan, Indiana | 2025 population #4538 | 76/100 | $726 | $66,534 | 5,746 | 5.9% | +10.16% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Rensselaer, Indiana | 2025 population #4560 | 62/100 | $936 | $60,331 | 5,681 | 5.8% | -0.87% | competitive | rent watch |
| Monticello, Indiana | 2025 population #4599 | 66/100 | $927 | $52,798 | 5,595 | 5.9% | +1.49% | competitive | rent watch |
| Cicero, Indiana | 2025 population #4606 | 74/100 | $737 | $66,934 | 5,581 | 0.8% | +5.22% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Westville, Indiana | 2025 population #4699 | 65/100 | $1,019 | $60,794 | 5,387 | 3.7% | +1.99% | competitive | rent watch |
| Tipton, Indiana | 2025 population #4754 | 63/100 | $848 | $59,828 | 5,263 | 1.7% | -0.49% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Linton, Indiana | 2025 population #4763 | 63/100 | $812 | $45,440 | 5,245 | 13.3% | +0.29% | competitive | rent watch |
| Lawrenceburg, Indiana | 2025 population #4766 | 67/100 | $767 | $51,250 | 5,243 | 1.6% | +2.24% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| North Manchester, Indiana | 2025 population #4769 | 64/100 | $660 | $61,296 | 5,230 | 1.8% | -0.97% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Alexandria, Indiana | 2025 population #4773 | 66/100 | $801 | $64,317 | 5,223 | 7.2% | +1.67% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Porter, Indiana | 2025 population #4795 | 63/100 | $1,026 | $74,542 | 5,167 | 6.5% | -0.67% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Winona Lake, Indiana | 2025 population #4821 | 74/100 | $1,132 | $82,188 | 5,126 | 1.4% | +1.36% | competitive | rent-friendly |