The Best Counties to Live in Indiana for 2026

The 2026 list of the absolute best counties to live in Indiana has officially dropped, and you might be surprised by which ones made the cut.

I am proud to be a native of Indiana. I've lived here my whole life, and while I wish we were closer to places like the beach, we still have a lot of great things to offer for a "flyover state". Indiana is full of many small towns with a great deal of charm. We are also home to a few big cities that have a lot to offer residents. All of these cities and towns are spread out among 92 counties in the Hoosier State. Whether you're on the hunt for a new place to live, just curious how your county ranks, or secretly live for a good list, there's something oddly satisfying about seeing which areas come out on top when you see data revealing the best counties to live in Indiana.

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The website Home Snacks looked at crime, cost-of-living, and demographic data for all 92 counties in the state. Then, they were ranked, revealing the top 10 best counties to live in Indiana for 2026.

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The 10 Best Counties To Live In Indiana For 2026

Are you surprised at all by this ranking? I won't lie, the fact that my home county of Warrick County, made the list surprised me. Not because it's a bad county, but because I know how great a place it has been for my family and me. It's nice to see it get some love. In any event, you can learn more about the rankings from Home Snacks by clicking here.

33 Indiana Towns with International Names

From Holland to China, Cuba to Switzerland, and everywhere in between, several towns across the Hoosier State borrow their names from countries and cities around the globe.

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16 Indiana Towns with Dirty-Sounding Names

A majority of these towns were given their names in the mid-to-late 1800s as settlers making their way across the country found unclaimed plots of land and decided to make them their own. While I imagine they thought the names they came up with were innocent, and perhaps a tribute to something in their lives, pop culture has warped our minds to the point since then that we can't help but think of something about the town that was never intended by its founders. Take a look at this list. I guarantee there's at least one name that will make you chuckle.

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30 Bizarre (and Real) Indiana High School Mascots

According to High School.com, there are 682 high schools in Indiana. 555 of those are public schools, while the remaining 127 are private. A majority of those schools have chosen typical mascots to represent them, like eagles, tigers, lions, jets, patriots, and so on and so forth. But, these 30 schools decided to go, well, a different direction.

List Source: "List of High Schools in Indiana" Wikipedia

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