Indianapolis–Carmel–Greenwood
23 cities and suburbs across Indianapolis, each scored out of 100 on the same national scales. The metro's median home is $265,900 and its mean commute 25.5 min. Carmel scores highest overall at 77. Martinsville leads on cost of living.
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Median score
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Poll responses
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23 places
in Indianapolis
in Indianapolis
One of 50 metros graded so far, on the same national scales.
10 mi
20 mi
30 mi
Downtown Carmel
Carmel
Westfield
Brownsburg
Zionsville
Noblesville
Avon
Plainfield
Speedway
Whitestown
Greenwood
McCordsville
Danville
Indianapolis city (balance)
Greenfield
Franklin
Lebanon
Bargersville
Shelbyville
Lawrence
Martinsville
Beech Grove
Anderson
Dot size = overall scoreA B C D Positions plotted from place centroids · rings measured from Downtown Carmel
Every suburb of Indianapolis, ranked
| # | Place | Score | Hous | Scho | Cost | Comm | Amen | Empl | Resi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carmel | 77 B | B+ | A | C | C+ | A− | B+ | — |
| 2 | Westfield | 71 B− | B | A− | C+ | C | C− | B+ | — |
| 3 | Brownsburg | 71 B− | C+ | A | B− | C | C | B | — |
| 4 | Fishers | 70 B− | B | A− | C | C− | C− | B+ | — |
| 5 | Zionsville | 69 B− | A | B+ | C− | B− | F | A− | — |
| 6 | Noblesville | 68 B− | C+ | A− | C+ | C− | C+ | B | — |
| 7 | Avon | 68 B− | C+ | A− | C+ | C+ | C− | B | — |
| 8 | Plainfield | 67 C+ | C | B+ | B− | C+ | B− | C− | — |
| 9 | Speedway | 67 C+ | D− | A | B+ | B− | B | D | — |
| 10 | Whitestown | 65 C+ | B− | B− | C | C+ | D− | A | — |
| 11 | Greenwood | 65 C+ | C− | B− | B | C− | B− | C+ | — |
| 12 | McCordsville | 65 C+ | B− | B+ | B | D | F | B+ | — |
| 13 | Danville | 62 C | C | B | B− | D | D− | B | — |
| 14 | Indianapolis city (balance) | 61 C | D | D+ | B | C+ | A | D+ | — |
| 15 | Greenfield | 60 C | D | B | B+ | D+ | C− | C | — |
| 16 | Franklin | 59 C | D+ | C+ | B | C− | C− | C | — |
| 17 | Lebanon | 58 C | D | B− | B+ | C+ | F | C− | — |
| 18 | Bargersville | 55 C− | B− | B | C− | D | F | C | — |
| 19 | Shelbyville | 55 C− | F | B− | B+ | C | F | C− | — |
| 20 | Lawrence | 54 C− | D+ | D | B | C− | D | C− | — |
| 21 | Martinsville | 53 C− | F | B− | A− | D− | D− | D | — |
| 22 | Beech Grove | 52 D+ | F | D | B | C+ | C− | D | — |
| 23 | Anderson | 45 D | F | D | A− | C− | D− | F | — |
— for Residents: fewer than 8 poll responses, so the category is not yet counted. Those places' overall scores are computed on the other six categories, re-normalised to 100%. 23 of 23 are currently below the threshold.
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