Where are Indiana’s ‘Best Places to Live’ (that aren’t Carmel, Fishers or Noblesville)?

Look, we get it: Carmel is a popular place to call home. So too are Fishers and Noblesville. Hamilton County frequently earns top accolades in rankings provided by Forbes, WalletHub, Livability and Niche.com.

Recently, U.S. News & World Report evaluated more than 850 cities and declared Carmel and Fishers were the second and fourth best places to live overall in 2025-26, respectively.

That’s commendable. What if, however, you don’t want to reside in Hamilton County?…

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