Only One Indiana Community Named Among Best Places to Live in US

Somehow, only one Indiana town was named among the top 100 places to live in America.

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 also are home to a few big cities that have a lot to offer residents. Recently, one of these Indiana towns was named one of the best places to live in the country.

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One Indiana City Named Among Best Places To Live In America

Niche recently ranked the best places to live in America for families, young professionals, homebuyers, and retirees to help anyone find their perfect spot to call home. Niche analyzes places of various sizes and uses factors such as affordability, housing market, schools, and more based on resident reviews and statistics from the U.S. Census. Niche ranked the top 100 best places in America, and somehow only one Indiana city made the cut.

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The only Indiana city on this list of best places to live in the United States is none other than Carmel, Indiana. The Indiana city came in pretty high on the list as the seventh best place to live in America. That's a huge accomplishment! Carmel is dubbed the Roundabout Capital of America, with 140 of these intersections scattered throughout the town. The city of Carmel is a city that I have passed through quite a few times, and it really is a beautiful place full of great opportunities, food, and entertainment for people of all ages. This isn't the first (or the last time) that Carmel has received high honors like this, so this shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone.

I'm kind of surprised that out of all the top 100, the only Indiana city represented was Carmel. We have quite a few great communities throughout the Hoosier State that have so much going for them. The fact that only one Indiana city made the list is a bit of a bummer. However, there were a couple of states that weren't even represented on Niche's Best Places to Live in America.

Are you surprised that Carmel was the only Indiana city that found itself on the list? You can check out the full list of the best places to live in America 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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