What is the #1 best cities for families in indiana?

#	City	Population	Family Score
1	Indianapolis city (balance)	882,043	81.20
2	Bloomington	78,791	80.60
3	Lafayette	70,650	74.30
4	Warsaw	16,592	73.70
5	South Bend	102,866	73.50
6	Evansville	116,441	71.80
7	Clarksville	22,121	71.60
8	Cumberland	6,154	70.40
9	Speedway	13,622	69.60
10	Lawrence	49,284	69.20
11	Beech Grove	15,082	69.00
12	New Albany	37,589	68.80
13	Vevay	2,087	68.00
14	Bristol	1,903	68.00
15	Monticello	5,504	67.80
16	Muncie	64,739	67.80
17	Fort Wayne	266,235	67.60
18	Kokomo	59,375	67.30
19	Mishawaka	50,907	67.30
20	Hammond	77,098	67.30
21	New Carlisle	2,110	67.30
22	Lebanon	17,575	66.90
23	Terre Haute	58,491	66.90
24	Aurora	3,704	66.50
25	Fremont	2,177	66.30
26	Anderson	54,930	66.10
27	Michigan City	31,894	65.50
28	Jeffersonville	50,176	65.30
29	Elkhart	53,726	64.70
30	Rockport	2,088	64.70
31	Rensselaer	5,369	64.30
32	Syracuse	3,232	64.10
33	Fortville	5,092	63.30
34	Merrillville	36,343	63.10
35	Plainfield	35,783	62.90
36	Shelbyville	19,866	62.50
37	Plymouth	10,506	62.00
38	Gary	68,604	61.60
39	Hobart	29,646	61.40
40	Bremen	4,660	61.40
41	West Lafayette	44,802	61.40
42	Valparaiso	34,377	60.40
43	Whitestown	11,276	59.80
44	Chesterton	14,326	59.40
45	Richmond	35,551	59.00
46	Columbia City	9,975	59.00
47	Goshen	34,374	58.60
48	East Chicago	26,158	58.40
49	Boonville	6,681	58.40
50	Greensburg	11,585	58.20
51	New Haven	15,339	58.20
52	Kendallville	10,094	58.00
53	Decatur	9,769	58.00
54	Portage	37,951	57.10
55	McCordsville	9,700	56.90
56	Loogootee	2,846	56.90
57	Ogden Dunes	1,213	56.70
58	New Palestine	3,027	56.30
59	Lawrenceburg	5,155	56.10
60	Nappanee	7,040	56.10
61	Clinton	4,814	55.90
62	Union City	3,477	55.70
63	Scottsburg	7,338	54.90
64	Whiting	4,554	54.70
65	Brazil	8,064	54.50
66	Walkerton	2,052	54.30
67	La Porte	22,125	54.30
68	Hartford City	5,685	54.10
69	Washington	12,192	53.70
70	Tell City	7,490	53.50
71	Greenwood	64,237	53.30
72	Prince's Lakes	1,257	53.30
73	Mount Vernon	6,431	52.90
74	Huntingburg	6,504	52.90
75	Greenfield	24,308	52.70
76	Crawfordsville	16,408	52.40
77	Angola	9,383	52.40
78	Griffith	16,228	51.80
79	Highland	23,749	51.60
80	Bluffton	10,539	51.20
81	Whiteland	4,369	51.20
82	Schererville	29,627	51.00
83	Edinburgh	4,191	50.40
84	Delphi	2,913	49.80
85	Avon	22,683	49.00
86	Vincennes	16,676	49.00
87	Peru	10,835	49.00
88	Jasper	16,421	48.40
89	Alexandria	5,145	48.20
90	Linton	5,153	48.20
91	Santa Claus	2,822	48.00
92	North Vernon	7,214	48.00
93	Charlestown	8,118	47.80
94	Danville	11,049	47.60
95	Westville	5,291	47.30
96	North Judson	2,094	47.10
97	Waterloo	2,180	47.10
98	Lake Station	13,109	46.70
99	North Manchester	4,904	46.30
100	Bedford	13,824	46.30
101	Albion	2,680	46.30
102	Columbus	51,104	46.10
103	Portland	6,341	46.10
104	Shelburn	1,325	45.90
105	Argos	1,822	45.70
106	Pittsboro	3,988	45.70
107	Crown Point	34,042	45.50
108	Cannelton	1,506	45.50
109	Knox	3,843	45.50
110	Marion	27,384	44.90
111	Cicero	5,441	44.90
112	Munster	23,733	44.90
113	Frankfort	15,536	44.90
114	Franklin	25,999	44.90
115	Brownstown	3,020	44.50
116	Utica	1,017	44.50
117	Pendleton	5,115	44.30
118	Dayton	1,049	44.10
119	Carmel	100,501	43.90
120	Noblesville	71,940	43.70
121	Ellettsville	6,653	43.50
122	Sheridan	3,355	43.30
123	Jasonville	2,269	42.90
124	Fishers	100,918	42.90
125	Connersville	13,241	42.70
126	Osceola	2,583	42.20
127	Long Beach	1,201	42.00
128	Winona Lake	5,073	41.80
129	Porter	5,208	41.40
130	Tipton	5,255	41.20
131	South Whitley	1,412	41.00
132	Brookville	2,640	40.40
133	Hagerstown	1,710	40.40
134	Brownsburg	30,310	39.80
135	Bargersville	10,163	39.20
136	New Castle	17,356	39.20
137	Westfield	51,109	39.00
138	Mooresville	9,608	38.80
139	Sellersburg	10,215	38.60
140	Cedar Lake	14,686	38.40
141	Dyer	16,400	37.30
142	Zionsville	31,442	37.10
143	Lagrange	2,770	36.50
144	St. John	21,639	36.10
145	Seymour	21,536	36.10
146	Lowell	10,911	36.10
147	Berne	3,906	35.90
148	Huntington	17,026	35.50
149	New Whiteland	5,641	35.50
150	Auburn	13,464	34.30
151	Elwood	8,320	33.90
152	Yorktown	11,617	32.70
153	Rushville	6,186	32.20
154	Austin	3,588	31.40
155	Winchester	4,912	31.40
156	Batesville	6,842	31.20
157	Bloomfield	2,440	31.00
158	Logansport	17,766	30.40
159	North Liberty	1,838	27.60
160	Trafalgar	1,433	27.50
161	Arcadia	1,696	25.90
162	Worthington	1,634	25.50
163	Butler	2,632	25.30
164	Shirley	1,026	24.50
165	Topeka	1,037	24.10
166	Gas City	6,097	23.90
167	Garrett	6,540	22.90
168	Ligonier	4,263	20.40
169	Fairmount	2,575	19.20
170	Markle	1,154	16.90
171	Kingsford Heights	1,313	9.00

Methodology

Cities in Indiana are ranked by family score. Only cities with populations above 1,000 are included. Data sourced from Multiple Sources. Last updated 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the #1 best cities for families in indiana?: Indianapolis city (balance) ranks #1 with 81.20 (family score).
What are the top 5 best cities for families in indiana?: 1. Indianapolis city (balance) (81.20), 2. Bloomington (80.60), 3. Lafayette (74.30), 4. Warsaw (73.70), 5. South Bend (73.50)
How many cities in Indiana are ranked?: This ranking includes 171 cities in Indiana with available data.

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