Living in Indianapolis

In Indianapolis, the median gross salary is €3,256 a month (2024).

Annual PM2.5 was 9.4 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0730 sources

Population891,484people1 Jul 2024Official source · U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts — Indianapolis city (balance), Indiana

Median gross salary3,256EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · ACS 2024 1-year table-based Summary File, table B20002 (Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars) by Sex for the Population 16 Years and Over with Earnings), place records

Median rent1,068EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records

Unemployment rate5.08%country median 4.6% — 11% aboveOfficial source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables

Recorded crime4,214offences per 100,000country median 1,586 — 166% aboveOfficial source · FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting

PM2.5, annual mean9.39µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)

More recorded crime than 93% of American cities that publish it and dirtier air than 93% of American cities that publish it.

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Indianapolis?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	60.38 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Verizon 300 Mbps home internet¹⁹Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.57 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Visible unlimited mobile plan²⁰Official · national market
Median monthly rent	1,068 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records³Official
Recorded property crimes	18,595 offenses/year	31 Dec 2025	FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)⁷Official

Is Indianapolis a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker49%strong on work, weak on safety · range 40–58%

Skilled employee55%strong on work, weak on safety · range 47–63%

Student28%strong on education, weak on safety · range 21–35%

Family39%strong on family, weak on cost · range 32–46%

Retirement33%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 23–43%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

12.6% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 112,298 of 891,484 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Indianapolis is 5.1%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

1,250

778

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Indianapolis 5.1%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Public employment offices	1 count	15 Sept 2026	WorkOne Indy — official Indiana DWD Region 12 location²¹Official
Median gross salary	3,256 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	ACS 2024 1-year table-based Summary File, table B20002 (Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars) by Sex for the Population 16 Years and Over with Earnings), place records⁴Official
Unemployment rate	5.08 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2020	2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹Official

What does a salary buy in Indianapolis?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€1,424of €2,574 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€2,574
Rentmedian gross rent, utilities included · US Census Bureau, ACS 2016–2020 5-year	− €1,068
Public transport passnot published for this city	—
Utilities, 85 m²included in the gross rent above	incl.
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30	− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30	− €22
Left overbefore the bill this city does not publish	€1,424

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Public employment offices in Indianapolis

WorkOne Indy lists 1 public employment office in Indianapolis (checked 2026-09-16). Use the official office finder for addresses and appointments; registration and job search are also available online through the national service below.

Office count verified

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U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

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The office count comes from the service's own directory. Individual addresses and opening hours are not listed here yet. Sources checked through 16 Sept 2026.

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Public language course providers	1 count	31 Dec 2026	Immigrant Services - Indianapolis Public Library⁹Official

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospitals	14 count	30 Sept 2026	CMS Hospital General Information⁶Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents	512.3 per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release⁵Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Indianapolis when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

At the end of 2024, the crime rate reached 4,213.9 incidents per 100,000 residents.

Recorded crime across major citiesIndianapolis highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Philadelphia5,457

Houston5,442

San Antonio5,218

Indianapolis4,214

Chicago4,012

Dallas4,010

Austin3,709

Fort Worth3,158

Phoenix3,125

New York City3,039

Los Angeles2,212

San Diego2,082

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	4,214 offences per 100,000country median 1,586	31 Dec 2024	FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting⁸Official
Recorded violent crimes	5,214 offenses/year	31 Dec 2025	FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)⁷Official

Mobility and administration

Indianapolis's nearest airport was IND, 13 km away and offered 35 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	35 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹⁵Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	13 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁶Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	IND	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁶Official

Language courses and integration in Indianapolis

Immigrant Services - Indianapolis Public Library lists 1 publicly funded course provider in Indianapolis (checked 2026-09-19). Their individual addresses are not listed here yet; the national programme below explains who can enrol and how.

Provider count verified

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Indianapolis.

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperature moved from −1.9°C in January to 24.3°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 79.3 mm in January and 112.3 mm in July. PM2.5 peak concentration levels were 34.5 µg/m³.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.59.4WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Indianapolis is 9.4 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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Indianapolis 9.4

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	9.39 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 2.3 · Feb 4.9 · Mar 11 · Apr 17.7 · May 23 · Jun 27.8 · Jul 29.6 · Aug 29.1 · Sep 25.7 · Oct 18.7 · Nov 11 · Dec 4.7 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -6.2 · Feb -4.3 · Mar 0.6 · Apr 6.3 · May 12.1 · Jun 17.2 · Jul 19.1 · Aug 18.4 · Sep 14.1 · Oct 7.5 · Nov 1.6 · Dec -3.2 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -1.9 · Feb 0.3 · Mar 5.8 · Apr 12 · May 17.5 · Jun 22.5 · Jul 24.3 · Aug 23.7 · Sep 19.9 · Oct 13.1 · Nov 6.3 · Dec 0.7 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 79.3 · Feb 61.7 · Mar 93.7 · Apr 110.1 · May 120.7 · Jun 125.7 · Jul 112.3 · Aug 81.4 · Sep 79.7 · Oct 81.7 · Nov 87.7 · Dec 74.1 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁰Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading	34.5 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean	9.39 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Annual precipitation	1,108 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹¹Official · nearest-station reading
Maximum July temperature	29.6 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Average annual temperature	12 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Minimum January temperature	-6.2 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Dayton ±0.6 °C. Elsewhere: Markham (Canada) ±2.5 °C, Mississauga (Canada) ±2.5 °C, Richmond Hill (Canada) ±2.5 °C, Vaughan (Canada) ±2.5 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±3.0 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport87.4%
Foreign residents12.6%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Foreign-resident share	12.68 %	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B05002 (Place of Birth by Nativity and Citizenship Status), place records²Official
Foreign residents	112,298 people	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B05002 (Place of Birth by Nativity and Citizenship Status), place records²Official
Population	891,484 people	1 Jul 2024	U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts — Indianapolis city (balance), Indiana¹⁷Official · place equivalent
Population covered by crime statistics	903,574 people	31 Dec 2025	FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)⁷Official

Alternatives for people set on Indianapolis

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Carmel as an Indianapolis alternative in the same region

23 km away, better on 2 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Median gross pay, city: €5,519 Carmel vs €3,256 Indianapolis+70%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 879 Carmel vs 4,214 Indianapolisno percentage
Foreign residents: 14.1% Carmel vs 12.7% Indianapolis+11%

Full comparison More about Carmel

San Jose as an Indianapolis alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 3098 km, better on 3 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Foreign residents: 42.0% San Jose vs 12.7% Indianapolis+231%
Median gross pay, city: €4,805 San Jose vs €3,256 Indianapolis+48%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,195 San Jose vs 4,214 Indianapolis−24%

Full comparison More about San Jose

Cities near Indianapolis

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Alternative cities in United States

Other cities in United States to compare with Indianapolis, nearest in population first.

All United States cities

Columbus938,396 residents San Francisco826,079 residents Charlotte964,784 residents San Jose989,814 residents Austin1,002,632 residents Seattle784,777 residents

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Common questions

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What is the unemployment rate in Indianapolis?

The unemployment rate is 5.08 %. Source: 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables.

Is the air quality good in Indianapolis?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9.39 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: US EPA Air Quality System (AQS).

How safe is Indianapolis?

Police recorded 4,214 offences per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting.

How many people live in Indianapolis?

The published population is 891,484 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts — Indianapolis city (balance), Indiana.

How many foreign residents live in Indianapolis?

112,298 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B05002 (Place of Birth by Nativity and Citizenship Status), place records.

Is Indianapolis a good place to live?

Indianapolis may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Indianapolis?

Speedway, Beech Grove, Lawrence, Cumberland, Greenwood are near Indianapolis. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-18
ACS 2024 1-year table-based Summary File, table B20002 (Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars) by Sex for the Population 16 Years and Over with Earnings), place records www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-18
Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release data.hrsa.gov · checked 2026-10-04
CMS Hospital General Information data.cms.gov · checked 2026-09-15
FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip) cde.ucr.cjis.gov · checked 2026-09-05
FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting cde.ucr.cjis.gov · checked 2026-08-04
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