Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Because it does well by almost any measure. Fishers earns an A+, ranked 23rd of 585 in Indiana. Its schools rank ahead of 97% of Indiana towns, the median household earns $130K, and residents are healthier than 95% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. The exception is cost of living: homes are expensive, about $445K for a typical one and 5.6 times the Indianapolis metro’s $80K median household income. 66% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Fishers, above both Indiana’s towns (22%) and U.S. towns (29%). Fishers has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them West-Harris House and William Conner House. Only 5 of the 189 Indiana towns we compare have a higher typical home value than Fishers.
Where Fishers beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Fishers | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.6% | 15.4% |
West-Harris House76,794 counted in 2010 and 98,977 in 2020; an estimated 104,812 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 5.8% since 2020, after 28.9% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Fishers is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 138 in 1880, 98,977 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2003 and 4 maps from 1952 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Fishers. Close and well known come first.
Big draw17 mi Stadium & arenaLucas Oil Stadium
17 mi Stadium & arenaGainbridge Fieldhouse
in town MuseumConner Prairie
13 mi Stadium & arenaHinkle Fieldhouse
17 mi LandmarkSoldiers' and Sailors' Monument
4 mi TheatreRuoff Music CenterLucas Oil Stadium: Josh Hallett from Winter Haven, FL, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Gainbridge Fieldhouse: Durin at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Conner Prairie: Unknown, CC BY 2.5 · Hinkle Fieldhouse: Peetlesnumber1, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument: alexeatswhales, CC BY 2.0 · Ruoff Music Center: TownePost Network, CC BY 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Fishers, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Fishers.
Fishers is among the three healthiest towns in Indiana, has seen reported crime fall by a fifth or more and has household incomes well above the Indiana norm.
The median property tax bill is $3,680, against $1,614 across Indiana, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The median rent in Fishers is $1,611 a month. The typical Fishers home is worth about $445,000, up 1.7% in a year, 73% above the Indiana typical home.
| Fishers | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,611 a month | $946 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent | 40% | 44% | 48% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
25 miles of trail in 28 parks and preserves. Fishers’ trail density is 0.7 miles per square mile. The biggest park or preserve is Conner Prairie Museum, at 155 acres.
| Fishers | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.5% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Fishers White River Park | 2.3 mi | 111 |
| 2. Ritchey Woods Nature Preserve | 2.1 mi | 140 |
| 3. Flat Fork Creek Park | 1.1 mi | 58 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
It ranks #3 of the 589 Indiana towns we grade on the CDC estimates behind the Health Grade. Its widest gap with Indiana is tooth loss: 7.6% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 15.4% statewide.
9.2% of Fishers adults report frequent physical distress. Among 589 Indiana towns, just 2 have a lower share of adults who say their health is fair or poor than Fishers. 14% of Fishers adults report frequent mental distress.
| Fishers | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 9.2% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 26% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.2% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | Fishers | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.6% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.3% | 14.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Reported crimes fell from 731 to 565 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings. Violent crime is rare: 80 reported in 2025, 0.8 per 1,000 residents.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Fishers has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 20° and about 18 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Jobs based here grew from 28,700 in 2013 to 39,655. 25.5% of workers work from home, against 10.7% across Indiana.
4% of residents live below the poverty line in Fishers. Jobs based in Fishers grew to 39,655 in 2023, 10,955 more than in 2013. 26% of workers work from home in Fishers.
| Fishers | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 26% | 7.8% | 11% |
| Median household income | $130,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 4% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 59% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 18 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Fishers.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
7 within 15 miles of the center of Fishers
About 5 of every 100 Fishers residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Indiana.
7 notable people were born in Fishers.
City in Indiana, United States
Fishers is a city in Hamilton County, Indiana, United States. The population was 98,677 at the 2020 census. It is a northern suburb of Indianapolis. Established in 1872 as a small railroad settlement known as Fishers Switch, the city remained a rural community for much of its history before experiencing substantial residential and commercial growth beginning in the late 20th century.
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10 towns share a border with Fishers.
Lawrence Township next door grades lower for schools (C to Fishers’s A+) and higher for cost of living (B− to C−).
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fishers | #23 | A+ | C− | A− | A+ | A |
| Delaware Township | #22 | A+ | C | — | A+ | A |
| Noblesville | #38 | A | C | A− | A+ | A |
| Clay Township | #35 | A | C− | — | A+ | A+ |
| Carmel | #28 | A+ | C− | A− | A+ | A+ |
| Fall Creek Township | #56 | A | C− | — | A+ | A |
| Lawrence Township | #413 | C+ | B− | — | C | B |
| Indianapolis | — | — | C | D | — | — |
Delaware Township, Clay Township, Fall Creek Township and Lawrence Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Indianapolis isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Fishers with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Fishers grades A+ overall, better than 96% of U.S. towns and #23 of 585 in Indiana. It grades A for health, A− for safety and A+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
7 notable people were born here, including Gary Harris and Zak Irvin.
