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Midwest · Indiana · pop 880K

Indianapolis, IN

Fit score

Good match

at the reference profile: one person earning $6,700/mo gross, default weights.

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After estimated taxes in IN, your $6,700/mo income nets about $5,211 — covering estimated essentials here (about $995 rent plus everyday costs incl. local sales tax) with roughly $1,882 left over.

Expect summer highs near 85°F, winter lows around 21°F, and about 186 sunny days a year.

Home prices are within reach relative to local pay — the median home ($225,000) is about 3.6× the median household income.

Tradeoff: reported crime rates are higher than most cities here, so research specific neighborhoods before deciding.

AFFORD 99HOUSIN 84JOBS 70SAFETY 17CLIMAT 90AMENIT 60

The Indianapolis fit print

Est. monthly cost

$3,329/mo

Typical rent

$1,170/mo

Home value ÷ income

3.6×

Score breakdown

Affordability
99
Housing
84
Jobs
70
Safety
17
Climate
90
Amenities
60

The data behind the score

Money (Census ACS · HUD)

Median gross rent
$1,090/mo
HUD fair market rent (2BR)
$1,170/mo
Median home value
$225,000
Median household income
$62,000
Population
880,000

Work (BLS)

Unemployment rate
3.3%
Job growth (1yr)
1.5%

Safety (FBI CDE, per 100k)

Violent crime rate
1,050
Property crime rate
4,100

Climate (NOAA normals)

Avg. summer high
85°F
Avg. winter low
21°F
Sunny days / year
186
Days ≥100°F by 2050 (air temp)
≈8/yr
Dangerous humid days by 2050 (feels-like)
≈52/yr
Unhealthy air days
≈10/yr
Annual rain
43"
Annual snow
22"

Community & access (approx.)

2024 county margin
D+25
Int'l airport
≈12 mi
Walkability
31/100
Disaster risk
48/100
Buying instead of renting? Indiana's effective property tax runs about 0.83% of home value per year (≈$156/mo on the median $225,000 home). Our affordability score is rent-based, so this isn't double-counted.
A citywide number is an average. Rent, safety, and everything else vary block by block — treat these figures as a starting point and research specific neighborhoods before committing.

Data vintage: sample-approx-2024. Sources & methodology — this deployment is running the bundled sample dataset; figures are approximate.

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