Best Cities for Young Professionals in Indiana

High incomes, educated peers, transit access and an under-35 demographic.

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How We Score

Each metric is normalized 0-100 across U.S. cities, then weighted and summed. Cities missing any metric are excluded.

Income · 20% Educated Peers · 15% Young Demographic · 15% Jobs · 15% Transit · 10% Safety · 10% Broadband · 15%

Top 12 Young Professionals Cities in Indiana

Ranked by composite score across 7 weighted metrics.

#1
Score 70.4
Carmel, IN
100,501 residents
Income $134,602
Educated Peers 74.5%
Young Demographic 41 yrs
#2
Score 69.9
Whitestown, IN
11,276 residents
Income $118,884
Educated Peers 60.0%
Young Demographic 31 yrs
#3
Score 69.1
Fishers, IN
100,918 residents
Income $128,141
Educated Peers 66.2%
Young Demographic 37 yrs
#4
Score 67.8
Westfield, IN
51,109 residents
Income $119,598
Educated Peers 60.3%
Young Demographic 37 yrs
#5
Score 66.5
Winona Lake, IN
5,073 residents
Income $97,813
Educated Peers 50.8%
Young Demographic 28 yrs
#6
Score 66
West Lafayette, IN
44,802 residents
Income $33,497
Educated Peers 71.2%
Young Demographic 21 yrs
#7
Score 65.6
Pittsboro, IN
3,988 residents
Income $125,133
Educated Peers 48.0%
Young Demographic 34 yrs
#8
Score 65.6
McCordsville, IN
9,700 residents
Income $113,495
Educated Peers 56.9%
Young Demographic 35 yrs
#9
Score 63.7
Brownsburg, IN
30,310 residents
Income $105,435
Educated Peers 46.9%
Young Demographic 36 yrs
#10
Score 63.4
Noblesville, IN
71,940 residents
Income $102,319
Educated Peers 51.4%
Young Demographic 36 yrs
#11
Score 63.1
St. John, IN
21,639 residents
Income $127,449
Educated Peers 42.9%
Young Demographic 41 yrs
#12
Score 60.9
Bargersville, IN
10,163 residents
Income $104,160
Educated Peers 48.0%
Young Demographic 35 yrs

Full Ranking, Indiana

Top 50 cities. Click any city to see its full profile.

1 Carmel IN 70.4
2 Whitestown IN 69.9
3 Fishers IN 69.1
4 Westfield IN 67.8
5 Winona Lake IN 66.5
6 West Lafayette IN 66
7 Pittsboro IN 65.6
8 McCordsville IN 65.6
9 Brownsburg IN 63.7
10 Noblesville IN 63.4
11 St. John IN 63.1
12 Bargersville IN 60.9
13 Bloomington IN 58.7
14 Danville IN 58
15 Avon IN 57.8
16 Munster IN 57.8
17 Columbus IN 57.5
18 New Whiteland IN 57.4
19 Crown Point IN 56.9
20 Yorktown IN 56.7
21 Dyer IN 56.6
22 Pendleton IN 56.5
23 Dayton IN 56.1
24 Chesterton IN 55.9
25 Greenwood IN 55.3
26 Valparaiso IN 54.9
27 Schererville IN 54.9
28 Griffith IN 54.7
29 Bristol IN 54.5
30 Plainfield IN 54.3
31 Cicero IN 53.9
32 New Carlisle IN 53.5
33 Lawrence IN 53
34 Whiteland IN 52.9
35 Franklin IN 52.7
36 Porter IN 52.4
37 New Palestine IN 52.4
38 Highland IN 52.4
39 Osceola IN 52.3
40 Speedway IN 52.1
41 Hobart IN 51.9
42 Batesville IN 51.9
43 Russiaville IN 51.9
44 Lowell IN 51.9
45 Cedar Lake IN 51.8
46 Trafalgar IN 51.7
47 Charlestown IN 51.6
48 Utica IN 51.3
49 Cumberland IN 51.1
50 Warsaw IN 50.8

Carmel, IN tops the list with a composite score of 70.4 out of 100, followed by Whitestown and Fishers. IN dominates the top 12 with 12 cities, reflecting strong performance across the weighted metrics for young professionals.

Rankings combine 7 independent metrics: Income, Educated Peers, Young Demographic, Jobs, Transit, Safety, Broadband. Cities are weighted to reflect what matters most to young professionals, and any city missing one or more metrics is excluded to avoid artificially inflated rankings.

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