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    Is Fishers a good place to live?

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    Fishers ranks #2 of 40 Indiana cities with 25,000+ people on the Smart Movers livability score (81/100), which weighs home affordability, unemployment, education and population growth. Population grew 1.9% in the latest Census year.

    Median home value
    $370,200
    +9.2% vs prior year
    Median rent
    $1,491
    per month
    Household income
    $128,141
    median
    Unemployment
    2.8%
    lower is better

    Cost of living in Fishers

    The median home value in Fishers is $370,200 and median rent is $1,491 a month, against a median household income of $128,141. Homes cost about 2.9× a year of income (under 3× is considered affordable).

    Fishers crime rate

    City-level FBI figures vary by agency; across Indiana the 2025 rate was 300 violent and 1,252 property crimes per 100,000 people — #35 highest of 50 states. The full report breaks down local trends.

    Moving to Fishers, IN

    Fishers has about 100,918 residents, 2.8% unemployment and 42% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher.

    Compare Fishers with

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    More: Where to move in Indiana · Best counties in Indiana

    Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates (2023, compared with 2022); FBI Crime Data Explorer.

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