Smart Movers Club

    Indiana county rankings

    Best counties in Indiana to live

    We scored 92 counties with 5,000+ residents on home affordability, unemployment, education, population growth and total crime per 100,000 people.

    #CountyScoreHome valueIncomeUnemploymentCrime /100k
    1Warrick County75$228,900$95,0272.9%868
    2Wells County72$180,000$69,7412.1%331
    3Dearborn County71$227,100$82,6932.3%248
    4Hancock County71$258,100$91,3262.7%713
    5Putnam County71$205,800$76,1822.1%333
    6Hamilton County69$379,100$117,9572.8%577
    7Hendricks County69$281,500$99,9882.5%940
    8DeKalb County67$177,900$70,0804.1%242
    9Huntington County67$146,400$62,7343.2%360
    10Tipton County66$166,000$78,3093.0%720
    11Boone County65$341,800$104,8653.0%703
    12Adams County64$173,100$63,1282.7%247
    13Jackson County64$174,500$70,2083.1%493
    14Gibson County63$170,500$67,7632.9%0
    15Dubois County61$212,500$71,9182.1%380

    Also see: Where to move in Indiana

    Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates (2023); FBI Crime Data Explorer county agency totals. "—" means no reporting data.

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