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    Moving to Evansville, IN

    Is Evansville a good place to live?

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    Evansville ranks #25 of 40 Indiana cities with 25,000+ people on the Smart Movers livability score (42/100), which weighs home affordability, unemployment, education and population growth. Population fell 0.4% in the latest Census year.

    Median home value
    $129,100
    +6.6% vs prior year
    Median rent
    $949
    per month
    Household income
    $52,251
    median
    Unemployment
    5.3%
    lower is better

    Cost of living in Evansville

    The median home value in Evansville is $129,100 and median rent is $949 a month, against a median household income of $52,251. Homes cost about 2.5× a year of income (under 3× is considered affordable).

    Evansville crime rate

    City-level FBI figures vary by agency; across Indiana the 2025 rate was 300 violent and 1,252 property crimes per 100,000 people — #35 highest of 50 states. The full report breaks down local trends.

    Moving to Evansville, IN

    Evansville has about 116,441 residents, 5.3% unemployment and 15% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher.

    Compare Evansville with

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    More: Where to move in Indiana · Best counties in Indiana

    Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates (2023, compared with 2022); FBI Crime Data Explorer.

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