What is the #1 most expensive cities in indiana?

#	City	Population	COL Index
1	Meridian Hills	1,708	264.2
2	Long Beach	1,201	234.3
3	Shorewood Forest	3,030	198.0
4	Zionsville	31,442	192.9
5	Foxcliff Estates	1,693	192.5
6	Carmel	100,501	182.8
7	Winfield	7,501	177.2
8	Floyds Knobs	4,557	171.1
9	Lakes of the Four Seasons	7,338	169.4
10	Westfield	51,109	166.4
11	Fishers	100,918	160.6
12	Pittsboro	3,988	159.4
13	Whitestown	11,276	159.3
14	Lake Dalecarlia	1,421	158.6
15	St. John	21,639	157.5
16	Ogden Dunes	1,213	155.0
17	Greenville	1,602	153.6
18	Lake Santee	1,051	152.1
19	Aberdeen	1,761	151.2
20	Bargersville	10,163	147.8
21	Munster	23,733	146.7
22	Leo-Cedarville	3,670	146.3
23	Tri-Lakes	1,070	145.7
24	Granger	30,279	145.6
25	McCordsville	9,700	145.5
26	Huntertown	10,984	144.7
27	Galena	1,618	143.6
28	Avon	22,683	143.4
29	Noblesville	71,940	143.2
30	Darmstadt	1,428	142.2
31	Cordry Sweetwater Lakes	1,200	141.0
32	Hidden Valley	5,625	140.5
33	Brownsburg	30,310	138.4
34	Dyer	16,400	138.3
35	Jimmerson Lake	1,076	137.2
36	Burns Harbor	2,198	136.6
37	Santa Claus	2,822	135.6
38	Crown Point	34,042	134.6
39	New Palestine	3,027	133.7
40	Georgetown	3,789	133.3
41	Bright	5,735	132.3
42	Prince's Lakes	1,257	131.8
43	Battle Ground	1,989	128.9
44	Schererville	29,627	128.7
45	Danville	11,049	128.3
46	Chesterton	14,326	127.2
47	Plainfield	35,783	127.2
48	St. Wendel	1,120	124.2
49	Lake Holiday	1,072	123.0
50	Lowell	10,911	122.1
51	Shadeland	2,257	122.0
52	New Whiteland	5,641	121.8
53	Cedar Lake	14,686	121.3
54	Whiteland	4,369	120.7
55	Dunlap	6,602	120.6
56	Melody Hill	3,435	120.4
57	Edgewood	2,101	120.2
58	Salt Creek Commons	1,973	120.2
59	Greenwood	64,237	119.9
60	Winona Lake	5,073	119.6
61	Monrovia	2,090	118.9
62	St. Leon	1,012	118.8
63	Pendleton	5,115	118.5
64	Fortville	5,092	118.4
65	Montgomery	1,184	118.0
66	Cumberland	6,154	117.7
67	Porter	5,208	116.1
68	Utica	1,017	115.2
69	Heritage Lake	2,913	115.1
70	Highland	23,749	114.9
71	Hudson Lake	1,245	114.7
72	Bristol	1,903	114.7
73	Lapel	2,568	114.7
74	South Haven	7,177	114.5
75	Wakarusa	2,519	114.3
76	Trafalgar	1,433	114.3
77	Clermont	1,740	114.2
78	Griffith	16,228	112.6
79	Ingalls	2,453	112.3
80	Simonton Lake	4,113	112.0
81	Franklin	25,999	111.9
82	Valparaiso	34,377	111.5
83	Barbee	1,298	111.4
84	Hobart	29,646	111.4
85	Columbus	51,104	111.0
86	Portage	37,951	110.8
87	Cicero	5,441	110.8
88	Waverly	1,006	110.3
89	Russiaville	1,374	110.0
90	Greenfield	24,308	109.9
91	Lawrence	49,284	109.6
92	Smithville-Sanders	3,228	109.3
93	Roselawn	3,231	109.0
94	Ellettsville	6,653	108.6
95	Merrillville	36,343	108.2
96	Bass Lake	1,067	107.1
97	Charlestown	8,118	106.9
98	Sellersburg	10,215	106.6
99	Sweetser	1,115	106.5
100	New Carlisle	2,110	106.3
101	Osceola	2,583	106.1
102	Yorktown	11,617	106.0
103	Southport	2,036	106.0
104	Wanatah	1,248	106.0
105	New Paris	1,630	105.1
106	Jeffersonville	50,176	105.1
107	Hamilton	1,849	105.0
108	Mooresville	9,608	104.8
109	DeMotte	4,219	104.7
110	Newburgh	3,370	104.5
111	Haubstadt	1,754	104.5
112	Rome City	1,271	104.1
113	Indianapolis city (balance)	882,043	103.7
114	Dayton	1,049	103.5
115	Kouts	2,261	103.3
116	Hebron	3,712	102.8
117	Whiting	4,554	102.5
118	Rossville	1,601	102.1
119	Harlan	1,333	101.8
120	Henryville	1,804	101.7
121	Sunman	1,283	101.1
122	Jamestown	1,225	101.0
123	Underwood	1,140	100.7
124	Nappanee	7,040	100.5
125	Trail Creek	1,983	100.4
126	St. Paul	1,019	100.3
127	Greendale	4,176	100.2
128	Bloomington	78,791	100.1
129	Speedway	13,622	100.0
130	Hope	1,988	99.6
131	Ferdinand	2,346	99.6
132	Thorntown	1,155	99.5
133	Roanoke	1,819	99.5
134	Arcadia	1,696	98.8
135	Ossian	3,342	98.2
136	Batesville	6,842	98.0
137	Upland	3,935	98.0
138	Syracuse	3,232	97.7
139	Mexico	1,122	97.5
140	Columbia City	9,975	97.2
141	New Haven	15,339	96.9
142	Bourbon	1,816	96.7
143	Koontz Lake	1,217	96.7
144	Ladoga	1,155	96.4
145	Lebanon	17,575	96.3
146	Avilla	2,637	96.2
147	Clarksville	22,121	95.6
148	Wolcott	1,044	95.3
149	Fort Wayne	266,235	95.1
150	Fremont	2,177	95.0
151	Albion	2,680	95.0
152	Sheridan	3,355	94.6
153	Frankton	1,789	94.5
154	Goshen	34,374	94.4
155	Hammond	77,098	94.2
156	Greensburg	11,585	94.0
157	North Liberty	1,838	93.6
158	Tipton	5,255	93.5
159	Fort Branch	3,412	93.5
160	Grabill	1,248	93.5
161	Angola	9,383	93.4
162	Poseyville	1,131	93.4
163	Corydon	3,165	93.2
164	Warsaw	16,592	93.1
165	Lake Station	13,109	93.0
166	Garrett	6,540	93.0
167	Otterbein	1,414	92.9
168	Auburn	13,464	92.9
169	Seymour	21,536	92.9
170	West Lafayette	44,802	92.9
171	Shelbyville	19,866	92.5
172	Jasper	16,421	92.3
173	Topeka	1,037	92.3
174	Remington	1,581	92.2
175	Bremen	4,660	92.1
176	Chandler	3,935	92.0
177	Argos	1,822	91.6
178	Warren	1,205	91.5
179	Brookston	1,703	91.3
180	La Porte	22,125	91.3
181	Boonville	6,681	91.3
182	Rensselaer	5,369	91.1
183	Westville	5,291	91.0
184	New Chicago	2,348	90.8
185	New Albany	37,589	90.8
186	Woodburn	1,292	90.8
187	Clay City	1,186	90.7
188	Walkerton	2,052	90.5
189	Lafayette	70,650	90.4
190	Nashville	1,420	90.4
191	Madison	12,277	90.4
192	Brooklyn	2,410	90.3
193	Rochester	6,244	90.3
194	Pierceton	1,349	90.2
195	Mishawaka	50,907	90.2
196	Mount Vernon	6,431	89.8
197	Lynnville	1,011	89.5
198	Akron	1,061	89.5
199	Brownstown	3,020	89.5
200	Ross	6,740	89.3
201	Orleans	2,191	89.2
202	Martinsville	11,913	88.9
203	Hanover	3,584	88.7
204	Beech Grove	15,082	88.6
205	Chesterfield	2,733	88.3
206	Country Squire Lakes	3,211	88.3
207	Attica	3,221	88.3
208	Flora	2,100	87.9
209	North Judson	2,094	87.8
210	Waterloo	2,180	87.8
211	Covington	3,112	87.6
212	South Bend	102,866	87.5
213	Greencastle	9,863	87.5
214	Edinburgh	4,191	87.5
215	Decatur	9,769	87.5
216	Hagerstown	1,710	87.1
217	Berne	3,906	87.1
218	Morocco	1,169	87.0
219	Kendallville	10,094	86.8
220	Bluffton	10,539	86.8
221	Milan	1,775	86.7
222	Oolitic	1,461	86.6
223	North Manchester	4,904	86.5
224	Gas City	6,097	86.4
225	Kokomo	59,375	86.3
226	Alexandria	5,145	86.3
227	Evansville	116,441	86.2
228	Plymouth	10,506	86.2
229	Rushville	6,186	86.2
230	Lawrenceburg	5,155	86.1
231	Michigan City	31,894	85.9
232	Dale	1,569	85.8
233	Greentown	2,005	85.7
234	South Whitley	1,412	85.7
235	Brookville	2,640	85.7
236	Kentland	1,759	85.2
237	Churubusco	1,894	85.1
238	Princeton	8,347	85.1
239	Williamsport	1,921	85.0
240	Frankfort	15,536	84.9
241	Bedford	13,824	84.5
242	Elkhart	53,726	84.5
243	Rising Sun	2,570	84.5
244	Ligonier	4,263	84.5
245	Winchester	4,912	84.4
246	Crothersville	1,701	84.4
247	Veedersburg	2,066	84.3
248	Fairview Park	1,426	84.2
249	Monroeville	1,145	83.8
250	Shirley	1,026	83.8
251	Kingsford Heights	1,313	83.7
252	Fowler	2,286	83.7
253	North Terre Haute	4,396	83.6
254	Gosport	1,113	83.5
255	Anderson	54,930	82.9
256	Huntingburg	6,504	82.9
257	Owensville	1,232	82.8
258	Warren Park	1,411	82.8
259	Parker City	1,236	82.8
260	Morgantown	1,328	82.7
261	Dillsboro	1,809	82.7
262	Culver	1,346	82.6
263	Seelyville	1,052	82.6
264	Markle	1,154	82.5
265	Middletown	2,163	82.5
266	Monon	1,764	82.5
267	Washington	12,192	82.4
268	Summitville	1,233	82.3
269	Spencer	2,308	82.2
270	Centerville	2,748	82.1
271	Monticello	5,504	82.1
272	Elwood	8,320	82.0
273	Ashley	1,174	82.0
274	Wolcottville	1,126	81.8
275	Crawfordsville	16,408	81.6
276	Knightstown	2,154	81.3
277	Versailles	1,882	81.2
278	Geneva	1,267	81.2
279	Huntington	17,026	81.2
280	Cayuga	1,135	81.1
281	Mulberry	1,266	81.1
282	New Pekin	1,377	81.0
283	Salem	6,484	80.9
284	Ardmore	1,807	80.8
285	Galveston	1,326	80.8
286	Notre Dame	6,754	80.6
287	Westport	1,666	80.6
288	Daleville	1,503	80.5
289	North Vernon	7,214	80.3
290	Osgood	1,583	80.3
291	Albany	2,984	80.2
292	Grissom AFB	2,882	80.1
293	Oakland City	2,635	80.0
294	Lagrange	2,770	80.0
295	Palmyra	1,271	79.5
296	Brazil	8,064	79.0
297	Wabash	10,378	78.9
298	Paoli	3,274	78.7
299	Gary	68,604	78.6
300	French Lick	1,790	78.3
301	Cloverdale	2,219	78.3
302	Vincennes	16,676	77.9
303	Aurora	3,704	77.8
304	New Castle	17,356	77.8
305	Butler	2,632	77.8
306	Loogootee	2,846	77.7
307	Tell City	7,490	77.6
308	Terre Haute	58,491	77.6
309	Richmond	35,551	77.4
310	Oxford	1,333	77.0
311	Liberty	1,958	76.9
312	Muncie	64,739	76.8
313	Bloomfield	2,440	76.7
314	Vevay	2,087	76.7
315	Bicknell	2,879	76.7
316	Jonesboro	1,571	76.6
317	Mitchell	3,941	76.6
318	Delphi	2,913	76.3
319	Logansport	17,766	76.0
320	Sullivan	4,250	75.8
321	Cambridge City	1,623	75.7
322	West Terre Haute	2,073	75.5
323	Fairmount	2,575	75.5
324	Connersville	13,241	75.2
325	Odon	1,458	75.2
326	Farmersburg	1,083	74.9
327	Eaton	1,656	74.3
328	Peru	10,835	74.2
329	Clinton	4,814	74.1
330	Redkey	1,451	74.0
331	Petersburg	2,141	73.8
332	Rockville	2,551	73.7
333	Portland	6,341	73.7
334	Dunkirk	1,760	73.4
335	East Chicago	26,158	73.1
336	Andrews	1,068	73.1
337	Farmland	1,345	73.1
338	Knox	3,843	72.9
339	Winamac	2,445	72.5
340	Scottsburg	7,338	72.3
341	Linton	5,153	72.2
342	Marion	27,384	72.1
343	Jasonville	2,269	71.8
344	Rockport	2,088	70.4
345	Shelburn	1,325	69.3
346	Montpelier	1,444	68.8
347	Austin	3,588	67.6
348	Cannelton	1,506	66.1
349	Union City	3,477	65.7
350	Worthington	1,634	64.6
351	Hartford City	5,685	64.0
352	English	1,025	57.9

Methodology

Cities in Indiana are ranked by col index. Only cities with populations above 1,000 are included. Data sourced from BLS / C2ER. Last updated 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the #1 most expensive cities in indiana?: Meridian Hills ranks #1 with 264.2 (col index).
What are the top 5 most expensive cities in indiana?: 1. Meridian Hills (264.2), 2. Long Beach (234.3), 3. Shorewood Forest (198.0), 4. Zionsville (192.9), 5. Foxcliff Estates (192.5)
How many cities in Indiana are ranked?: This ranking includes 352 cities in Indiana with available data.

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