State rankings

Best Counties to Live in Indiana

Compare counties in Indiana by overall score, affordability, economy, schools, safety, taxes, and peace & quiet. Rankings are public-data estimates for comparison and research.

#1 in IN

Jay County

79.8

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#2 in IN

Union County

79.7

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#3 in IN

Posey County

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#4 in IN

Hancock County

78.3

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#5 in IN

Boone County

78.2

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National rankings

Best overall

Jay County

Overall score 79.8

Most affordable

Vermillion County

Affordability 87.5

Best schools

Hamilton County

Schools 99.8

Safest

Lake County

Safety 96.5

Lowest taxes

Switzerland County

Taxes 86.8

Best peace & quiet

Posey County

Peace & Quiet 89.5

All Indiana counties

Showing 92 counties ranked by the default generated overall score.

Rank	County	Overall	Economy	Afford.	Schools	Safety	Taxes	Peace & Quiet	Typical home	Income
1	Jay County FIPS 18075	79.8	64.6	80.3	91.8	85.9	79.8	87.5	$155,260	$54,969
2	Union County FIPS 18161	79.7	70	82.6	90	-	72.6	86.3	$189,921	$76,424
3	Posey County FIPS 18129	79	70.4	76.1	95	-	70.9	89.5	$236,929	$78,129
4	Hancock County FIPS 18059	78.3	80.4	65.6	88.7	89.3	71.4	70.1	$326,184	$93,186
5	Boone County FIPS 18011	78.2	88.6	57.5	98.9	79.1	60.4	80.6	$415,267	$111,250
6	Spencer County FIPS 18147	77.6	62.5	74.4	98.8	-	76.4	87.3	$230,405	$74,506
7	Warren County FIPS 18171	77.6	64	80.2	86	-	83.2	88.6	$225,783	$82,425
8	Warrick County FIPS 18173	77.6	71.9	70.5	98.8	73.6	71.7	81.2	$289,812	$89,844
9	Johnson County FIPS 18081	77.2	73.3	64.5	95.9	95.4	65.3	53.9	$312,237	$90,454
10	Daviess County FIPS 18027	76.9	73.9	66.1	84.1	91.1	69.9	88.3	$232,493	$68,503
11	Clay County FIPS 18021	76.6	55.9	83.8	87.4	-	86	82.4	$180,106	$70,010
12	Dubois County FIPS 18037	75.8	67.9	66.6	97.1	-	69.6	88.7	$258,762	$75,979
13	Huntington County FIPS 18069	75.7	58.9	75.1	80.8	96	72.2	87.8	$204,641	$66,301
14	Harrison County FIPS 18061	75	65.3	67.7	93.5	-	77.3	81	$263,735	$74,475
15	DeKalb County FIPS 18033	74.5	61.4	70.1	77.8	94	76.5	86	$249,309	$74,331
16	Gibson County FIPS 18051	74.4	62.4	72.9	81.5	86.9	67.9	89.1	$206,608	$67,573
17	Hamilton County FIPS 18057	74.4	86.1	54.3	99.8	84.3	55.4	23.8	$459,567	$121,530
18	Martin County FIPS 18101	73.8	65	75	81.7	67.9	80.9	83.4	$198,731	$68,594
19	Shelby County FIPS 18145	73.4	59.5	69.2	90.6	79	69.7	85.2	$240,678	$72,190
20	Morgan County FIPS 18109	73.2	72.1	64.9	80.5	-	81.5	74.5	$296,827	$79,429
21	White County FIPS 18181	72.9	57.5	66.3	78.3	93.7	80.5	83	$224,717	$67,303
22	Hendricks County FIPS 18063	72.8	81.8	66.4	99.3	46	60.2	59.4	$341,028	$101,144
23	Porter County FIPS 18127	72.6	59.8	62.1	95.5	93.5	59.9	60.1	$327,209	$87,972
24	Bartholomew County FIPS 18005	72.5	62	64.5	85.3	87.7	66.1	80	$272,334	$79,901
25	Floyd County FIPS 18043	72.3	64.8	62.9	88	89.4	67.3	53.6	$283,977	$79,704
26	Wabash County FIPS 18169	72.3	56.1	78.7	76.1	-	81.3	87.7	$187,693	$66,806
27	Carroll County FIPS 18015	72.1	60.1	66.8	87.1	-	79.1	83.8	$231,128	$65,645
28	Jackson County FIPS 18071	72.1	65.9	70.1	58.3	91.9	83.2	87.4	$227,842	$70,262
29	Jennings County FIPS 18079	72.1	57.9	71.4	83.5	71.4	80.2	85.9	$223,959	$69,322
30	Pulaski County FIPS 18131	71.7	58	75.2	85.2	57.9	83.8	85.2	$180,853	$62,792
31	Perry County FIPS 18123	71.6	56.2	75.5	94.6	56	70	87.8	$185,083	$61,151
32	Wells County FIPS 18179	71.3	65.3	68.9	86.5	53.9	79.5	87.8	$243,341	$71,957
33	Orange County FIPS 18117	71.1	57.8	77.7	72.9	-	77	85.6	$182,646	$65,873
34	Ripley County FIPS 18137	70.9	58.2	59.2	94.4	-	77.2	85.6	$277,415	$70,573
35	Randolph County FIPS 18135	70.8	54.6	81	73.1	-	72.9	87.5	$155,839	$60,791
36	Greene County FIPS 18055	70.4	50.5	72.7	73	86.2	78.8	83.2	$195,561	$62,094
37	LaGrange County FIPS 18087	70.4	68.6	55.2	74.9	82.4	79.4	82.9	$335,186	$84,487
38	Rush County FIPS 18139	70.4	54.5	70.2	83.9	-	75.6	87.1	$213,989	$66,473
39	Whitley County FIPS 18183	70.4	66.7	66.3	78.4	67	71.2	86.4	$277,786	$78,083
40	Franklin County FIPS 18047	70.3	67.7	63.2	62.1	91.3	74.2	81.1	$295,555	$78,074
41	Adams County FIPS 18001	70.1	56.7	65.6	88.6	-	70.2	84.6	$245,205	$65,289
42	Miami County FIPS 18103	69.6	43	79.8	66	91.1	78.9	82.8	$157,475	$61,139
43	Dearborn County FIPS 18029	69.5	64.2	62	83	-	70.6	77.2	$326,619	$84,735
44	Fountain County FIPS 18045	69.5	52.5	71.9	78.1	-	80	86.5	$191,647	$62,542
45	Decatur County FIPS 18031	69.4	56.6	63.4	92.1	60.4	75.8	86.9	$255,695	$69,783
46	Newton County FIPS 18111	68.9	53.4	76.6	73.8	-	70.8	83.7	$223,815	$75,481
47	Benton County FIPS 18007	68.7	48.8	75.3	78.8	-	71.1	89.4	$200,725	$65,875
48	Washington County FIPS 18175	68.7	60.9	72.4	67	-	75.3	82.4	$216,903	$64,641
49	Clark County FIPS 18019	68.3	67.1	65	62.3	85.9	64.7	69.8	$264,158	$74,214
50	Putnam County FIPS 18133	68.2	60.2	66.8	68.9	-	82.6	84.2	$267,414	$78,378
51	Jasper County FIPS 18073	68	57.2	63.7	84.9	54.2	84.5	84.5	$293,763	$77,314
52	Madison County FIPS 18095	68	55.3	73.3	58.8	92.6	67.7	68.5	$187,050	$63,037
53	Henry County FIPS 18065	67.8	52.3	75.6	73.3	-	70	80.4	$186,353	$63,150
54	Montgomery County FIPS 18107	67.8	62.8	76.5	82.3	30.5	75.5	88.5	$217,143	$71,479
55	Blackford County FIPS 18009	67.6	32.6	79.2	86.2	75.5	69.2	83	$138,590	$51,326
56	Brown County FIPS 18013	67.6	67.4	46.2	86.9	64.4	84.7	74.8	$361,297	$78,528
57	Allen County FIPS 18003	67.5	59	64	71.3	90.6	63.2	51.7	$251,391	$70,737
58	Delaware County FIPS 18035	67	41	74.3	69.1	92.5	68.7	72.8	$165,536	$58,127
59	Noble County FIPS 18113	66.9	55.9	66.9	56.9	89.6	73.2	81.2	$246,704	$71,723
60	Kosciusko County FIPS 18085	66.7	54.4	59.4	83.1	-	76.8	79.6	$280,135	$75,317
61	Sullivan County FIPS 18153	66.7	42.2	79.5	71.7	-	76.3	86.5	$155,897	$56,204
62	Fayette County FIPS 18041	66.3	39.5	76.9	80.8	-	71.4	79.7	$159,848	$59,321
63	Pike County FIPS 18125	65.9	49	82.8	60.2	-	67.2	86.5	$179,154	$71,334
64	Marshall County FIPS 18099	65.7	55	64.5	84.8	49.1	72.4	84.3	$253,794	$71,808
65	Tipton County FIPS 18159	65.6	52	71.3	69.6	58.6	78.1	84.6	$244,202	$76,156
66	Clinton County FIPS 18023	65.5	59.8	68.3	43.1	83.5	79.1	88.3	$221,073	$65,019
67	Tippecanoe County FIPS 18157	65.5	51	41.3	88.8	93.2	71.1	70.5	$294,950	$60,636
68	Lawrence County FIPS 18093	65.4	52.7	74	48.7	81.6	76	83.1	$209,585	$66,468
69	Monroe County FIPS 18105	65.4	52.4	40.9	95.4	90.1	60	69.4	$311,492	$65,868
70	Steuben County FIPS 18151	65.4	56.8	49.5	71.6	83.8	80.4	77.7	$313,148	$74,911
71	Wayne County FIPS 18177	64.9	44.1	71.1	57.8	93.4	65.4	80.1	$170,216	$55,692
72	Owen County FIPS 18119	64.7	54.9	64.7	68.4	-	75.1	78.1	$233,984	$62,464
73	Grant County FIPS 18053	64.6	38.6	77.7	53.5	91.1	71.5	81.1	$150,334	$53,522
74	Crawford County FIPS 18025	63.9	32.4	68.9	90.3	62.5	74.2	75.2	$170,859	$49,640
75	Fulton County FIPS 18049	63.9	41.6	70.3	70.2	-	80.9	84.7	$200,652	$61,360
76	Scott County FIPS 18143	63.5	42.8	64.9	58.9	88.5	74.2	81.8	$201,467	$56,352
77	Vermillion County FIPS 18165	63.5	42.4	87.5	49.7	-	73.6	84.3	$133,306	$60,200
78	Howard County FIPS 18067	63.3	32.9	72.3	63.7	91.6	68.4	73.3	$189,568	$64,027
79	Knox County FIPS 18083	63.2	48.5	79.8	72.6	33.2	71.4	89.2	$153,861	$61,237
80	Vigo County FIPS 18167	63.1	45.2	72.8	74.1	-	54.9	75.8	$156,954	$52,976
81	Parke County FIPS 18121	62.7	51.8	70.2	51.1	-	86.2	79.1	$213,247	$68,485
82	Ohio County FIPS 18115	61.6	56.4	61.5	56	-	76.2	80.7	$281,622	$70,392
83	Vanderburgh County FIPS 18163	61.2	53.5	68.3	43.6	93.8	59.7	40.5	$197,580	$61,648
84	Jefferson County FIPS 18077	60.8	54.7	61.4	55.5	-	72.5	85.2	$235,967	$64,577
85	St. Joseph County FIPS 18141	60.6	44.6	66	57.5	86.4	59.3	51.2	$224,329	$66,868
86	Starke County FIPS 18149	60	43.1	66.7	54.1	66.7	79.2	76.6	$218,802	$63,960
87	Switzerland County FIPS 18155	58.1	44.2	60.6	52.3	-	86.8	79.8	$251,639	$65,343
88	Lake County FIPS 18089	57.7	42.5	65.5	51.5	96.5	51.3	16.3	$246,598	$71,493
89	Cass County FIPS 18017	56.8	44.3	77.7	48.2	32.9	73.7	86.9	$166,719	$56,403
90	LaPorte County FIPS 18091	56.4	50.1	63.3	80.3	8.8	68.5	76	$252,907	$71,055
91	Marion County FIPS 18097	49.8	55.4	61.5	35.9	-	49.4	19.6	$229,560	$66,346
92	Elkhart County FIPS 18039	48.1	48.6	59.5	58.2	0	63	62.4	$259,372	$68,561