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    Moving to Seymour, IN

    Is Seymour a good place to live?

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    Seymour ranks #8 of 41 Indiana cities with 25,000+ people on the Smart Movers livability score (68/100), which weighs home affordability, unemployment, education and population growth. Population grew 0.8% in the latest Census year.

    Median home value
    $153,300
    +9.3% vs prior year
    Median rent
    $954
    per month
    Household income
    $63,388
    median
    Unemployment
    2.1%
    lower is better

    Cost of living in Seymour

    The median home value in Seymour is $153,300 and median rent is $954 a month, against a median household income of $63,388. Homes cost about 2.4× a year of income (under 3× is considered affordable).

    Seymour 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 Seymour, IN

    Seymour has about 21,536 residents, 2.1% unemployment and 13% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher.

    Compare Seymour with

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

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